gemir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
gemir — to moan
Commands for gemir use the stem change 'i' except for the vosotros form: gime, gima, gimamos, gemid, giman.
gemir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Used to tell someone to moan (perhaps in an acting context) or more commonly in the negative to tell them to stop groaning/complaining.
Notes on gemir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'gime'. The 'usted', 'nosotros', and 'ustedes' forms use the stem-changed 'i'. Only 'vosotros' remains 'gemid'.
Example Sentences
¡Gime un poco para que el público crea que te duele!
Moan a bit so the audience believes you're in pain!
tú
Gima si siente alguna molestia durante el examen.
Moan if you feel any discomfort during the exam.
Gimid si estáis de acuerdo.
Groan if you all agree.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: geme
Correct: gime
Why: The affirmative 'tú' command follows the present indicative stem change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: gimo
Gemir is an e-i stem changer in the present: gimo, gimes, gime, gemimos, gemís, gimen.
Preterite
yo: gemí
Gemir is a 'slipper verb' in the preterite, changing 'e' to 'i' only in the third-person forms: gimió and gimieron.
Imperfect
yo: gemía
The imperfect of gemir is regular: gemía, gemías, gemía, gemíamos, gemíais, gemían.
Future
yo: gemiré
The future of gemir is regular: gemiré, gemirás, gemirá, gemiremos, gemiréis, gemirán.
Conditional
yo: gemiría
The conditional of gemir is regular: gemiría, gemirías, gemiría, gemiríamos, gemiríais, gemirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: gima
Gemir changes the 'e' to 'i' in all forms of the present subjunctive: gima, gimas, gima, gimamos, gimáis, giman.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: gimiera
Gemir uses the 'gimie-' stem for all imperfect subjunctive forms: gimiera, gimieras, gimiera, gimiéramos, gimierais, gimieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no gimas
Negative commands for gemir always use the 'i' stem: no gimas, no gima, no gimamos, no gimáis, no giman.