gritar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
gritar — to shout
The affirmative commands for gritar are: grita (tú), grite (usted), gritad (vosotros), griten (ustedes).
gritar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to shout, perhaps to get someone's attention or during a celebration.
Notes on gritar in the Affirmative Imperative
Gritar is regular. The 'tú' command is the same as the present indicative 'él' form (grita).
Example Sentences
¡Grita más fuerte! No te oigo.
Shout louder! I can't hear you.
tú
Griten todos a la de tres.
Everyone shout on the count of three.
ustedes
Gritemos de alegría.
Let's shout for joy.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'gritar' as a command (e.g., '¡Gritar!').
Correct: ¡Grita! or ¡Gritad!
Why: In Spanish, the infinitive is generally not used for direct second-person commands.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: grito
The present tense of gritar is fully regular: grito, gritas, grita, gritamos, gritáis, gritan.
Preterite
yo: grité
The preterite of gritar follows the regular -ar pattern: grité, gritaste, gritó, gritamos, gritasteis, gritaron.
Imperfect
yo: gritaba
The imperfect of gritar is regular: gritaba, gritabas, gritaba, gritábamos, gritabais, gritaban.
Future
yo: gritaré
The future of gritar is regular: gritaré, gritarás, gritará, gritaremos, gritaréis, gritarán.
Conditional
yo: gritaría
The conditional of gritar is regular: gritaría, gritarías, gritaría, gritaríamos, gritaríais, gritarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: grite
The present subjunctive of gritar is regular: grite, grites, grite, gritemos, gritéis, griten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: gritara
The imperfect subjunctive of gritar is regular: gritara, gritaras, gritara, gritáramos, gritarais, gritaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no grites
The negative commands for gritar use the present subjunctive: no grites, no grite, no gritemos, no gritéis, no griten.