gruñir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
gruñir — to growl
The imperative forms for gruñir are: gruñe (tú), gruña (usted), gruñamos (nosotros), gruñid (vosotros), gruñan (ustedes).
gruñir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to grumble (perhaps for an acting role) or to tell a dog to growl on command.
Notes on gruñir in the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is regular, following the standard present indicative and subjunctive stems.
Example Sentences
¡Gruñe como un león!
Growl like a lion!
tú
Gruñid un poco para la escena.
Grumble a bit for the scene.
vosotros
No sea tímido, ¡gruña!
Don't be shy, growl!
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'gruñe' for the formal 'usted' command.
Correct: Use 'gruña' for usted.
Why: The 'tú' command usually looks like the present indicative, but the 'usted' command uses the subjunctive vowel.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: gruño
Gruñir is regular in the present tense: gruño, gruñes, gruñe, gruñimos, gruñís, gruñen.
Preterite
yo: gruñí
Gruñir has a spelling change in the third person: gruñó and gruñeron (dropping the 'i').
Imperfect
yo: gruñía
The imperfect of gruñir is regular: gruñía, gruñías, gruñía, gruñíamos, gruñíais, gruñían.
Future
yo: gruñiré
The future of gruñir is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: gruñiría
The conditional of gruñir is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: gruña
Gruñir uses the present subjunctive stem 'gruñ-' with -ir endings: gruña, gruñas, gruña, gruñamos, gruñáis, gruñan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: gruñera
The imperfect subjunctive of gruñir drops the 'ie' before the ending: gruñera, gruñeras, gruñera, gruñéramos, gruñerais, gruñeran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no gruñas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no gruñas, no gruña, no gruñamos, no gruñáis, no gruñan.