fotografiar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
fotografiar — to photograph
Use the imperative of fotografiar to give direct commands to a photographer.
fotografiar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use it when you want someone to take a photo right now (e.g., 'Take a photo of that!').
Notes on fotografiar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form (fotografía) and 'usted' form (fotografíe) both require an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
¡Fotografía eso ahora!
Photograph that now!
tú
Fotografíe a la novia, por favor.
Photograph the bride, please.
Fotografiad el monumento, chicos.
Photograph the monument, guys.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'fotografia' (no accent) for the tú command.
Correct: fotografía
Why: Without the accent, it's not a valid form of this verb.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: fotografío
The present of fotografiar uses an accent on the 'í' for all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: fotografié
The preterite of fotografiar is regular, used for specific photo sessions completed in the past.
Imperfect
yo: fotografiaba
The imperfect of fotografiar is regular: fotografiaba, fotografiabas, fotografiaba...
Future
yo: fotografiaré
The future of fotografiar is regular: attach -é, -ás, -á to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: fotografiaría
The conditional of fotografiar is regular: fotografiaría, fotografiarías, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: fotografíe
The present subjunctive of fotografiar requires an accent on the 'í' in most forms.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: fotografiara
The imperfect subjunctive of fotografiar is regular: fotografiara, fotografiaras...
Negative Imperative
yo: no fotografíes
The negative imperative uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms of fotografiar.