graduar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
graduar — to graduate
The imperative of graduar uses the accent shift in singular and plural 'usted' forms: gradúa, gradúe, graduemos, graduad, gradúen.
graduar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to graduate (as an encouragement) or to tell someone to calibrate/adjust a setting.
Notes on graduar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form (gradúa) and 'usted/ustedes' forms (gradúe/n) require the accent on the 'u'. The 'vosotros' form (graduad) is regular.
Example Sentences
¡Gradúa la cámara antes de tomar la foto!
Adjust the camera before taking the photo!
tú
Gradúe el volumen, por favor.
Adjust the volume, please.
usted
Graduad el microscopio con cuidado.
Calibrate the microscope carefully.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'gradua' without the accent for the tú command.
Correct: gradúa
Why: The 'u' needs the accent to maintain the correct pronunciation where the 'u' is its own syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: gradúo
The present of graduar features an accent shift on the 'u': gradúo, gradúas, gradúa, graduamos, graduáis, gradúan.
Preterite
yo: gradué
The preterite of graduar is regular: gradué, graduaste, graduó, graduamos, graduasteis, graduaron.
Imperfect
yo: graduaba
The imperfect of graduar is regular: graduaba, graduabas, graduaba, graduábamos, graduabais, graduaban.
Future
yo: graduaré
The future of graduar is regular: graduaré, graduarás, graduará, graduaremos, graduaréis, graduarán.
Conditional
yo: graduaría
The conditional of graduar is regular: graduaría, graduarías, graduaría, graduaríamos, graduaríais, graduarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: gradúe
The present subjunctive of graduar adds an accent to the 'u' in most forms: gradúe, gradúes, gradúe, graduemos, graduéis, gradúen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: graduara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite stem: graduara, graduaras, graduara, graduáramos, graduarais, graduaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no gradúes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no gradúes, no gradúe, no graduemos, no graduéis, no gradúen.