forzar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
forzar — to force
The imperative uses the stem change (o > ue) for most commands: fuerza (tú), fuerce (usted), forzad (vosotros).
forzar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders to force something open or to tell someone to push themselves (or not).
Notes on forzar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form uses the stem change (fuerza). The 'usted' and 'ustedes' forms use the stem change AND the z > c spelling change (fuerce/fuercen).
Example Sentences
¡Fuerza la palanca ahora!
Force the lever now!
tú
No se rinda, fuerce un poco más.
Don't give up, push a little more.
usted
Forzad la puerta si es necesario.
Force the door if necessary.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'forza' for the tú command.
Correct: fuerza
Why: The affirmative tú command usually matches the third-person singular of the present indicative, which has the stem change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: fuerzo
Forzar is a stem-changing verb (o > ue) in the present tense: fuerzo, fuerzas, fuerza, forzamos, forzáis, fuerzan.
Preterite
yo: forcé
The preterite of forzar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (forcé) but is otherwise regular.
Imperfect
yo: forzaba
The imperfect of forzar is completely regular: forzaba, forzabas, forzaba, forzábamos, forzabais, forzaban.
Future
yo: forzaré
The future tense of forzar is regular: forzaré, forzarás, forzará, forzaremos, forzaréis, forzarán.
Conditional
yo: forzaría
The conditional of forzar is regular: forzaría, forzarías, forzaría, forzaríamos, forzaríais, forzarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: fuerce
The present subjunctive follows the stem change (o > ue) and the z > c spelling change: fuerce, fuerces, fuerce, forcemos, forcéis, fuercen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: forzara
The imperfect subjunctive of forzar is regular based on the preterite stem: forzara, forzaras, forzara, forzáramos, forzarais, forzaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no fuerces
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no fuerces (tú), no fuerce (usted), no forcemos (nosotros).