
fortalecer Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
fortalecer — to strengthen
The imperative of fortalecer uses 'fortalece' for 'tú' and 'fortalezc-' for formal commands.
fortalecer Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give direct advice or commands to strengthen something, like a physical body part or a business process.
Notes on fortalecer in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is regular (fortalece), but 'usted', 'nosotros', and 'ustedes' take the 'zc' from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Fortalece tu corazón con cardio.
Strengthen your heart with cardio.
tú
Fortalezca sus conocimientos leyendo más.
Strengthen your knowledge by reading more.
usted
Fortalezcamos nuestra comunidad.
Let's strengthen our community.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: fortalezce (for tú)
Correct: fortalece
Why: The affirmative 'tú' command uses the regular third-person singular indicative form; no 'z' is needed.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: fortalezco
Fortalecer is irregular in the 'yo' form (fortalezco), but regular for all other persons in the present tense.
Preterite
yo: fortalecí
Fortalecer is completely regular in the preterite: fortalecí, fortaleciste, fortaleció, fortalecimos, fortalecisteis, fortalecieron.
Imperfect
yo: fortalecía
The imperfect of fortalecer is regular: fortalecía, fortalecías, fortalecía, fortalecíamos, fortalecíais, fortalecían.
Future
yo: fortaleceré
The future of fortalecer is regular: just add -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: fortalecería
The conditional of fortalecer is regular: fortalecería, fortalecerías, fortalecería, fortaleceríamos, fortaleceríais, fortalecerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: fortalezca
The present subjunctive of fortalecer uses the 'fortalezc-' stem for all persons.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: fortaleciera
The imperfect subjunctive of fortalecer is regular: fortaleciera, fortalecieras, fortaleciera, fortaleciéramos, fortalecierais, fortalecieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no fortalezcas
All negative commands for fortalecer use the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.