guiar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
guiar — to guide
The imperative of guiar uses 'guía' for tú and 'guíe' for usted.
guiar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give direct instructions or commands to someone leading a way.
Notes on guiar in the Affirmative Imperative
The tú form (guía) and usted form (guíe) both require an accent on the 'i' to maintain the correct stress.
Example Sentences
Guía a tus hermanos a la mesa, por favor.
Guide your siblings to the table, please.
tú
Guíe usted al grupo hacia la salida.
Guide (formal) the group toward the exit.
Guiad a los invitados al salón.
Guide (plural/Spain) the guests to the lounge.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'guia' (no accent) for the command.
Correct: guía
Why: Without the accent, the stress would incorrectly fall on the 'u' or sound like a single syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: guío
The present of guiar is irregular, adding an accent to the 'í' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: guie
The preterite of guiar is regular in its endings, but 'guie' and 'guio' no longer take accents in modern spelling.
Imperfect
yo: guiaba
The imperfect of guiar is completely regular: guiaba, guiabas, guiaba, guiábamos, guiabais, guiaban.
Future
yo: guiaré
The future of guiar is regular: guiaré, guiarás, guiará, guiaremos, guiaréis, guiarán.
Conditional
yo: guiaría
The conditional of guiar is regular: guiaría, guiarías, guiaría, guiaríamos, guiaríais, guiarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: guíe
The present subjunctive of guiar follows the present indicative's irregularity, adding an accent to 'í' in most forms.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: guiara
The imperfect subjunctive of guiar is regular: guiara, guiaras, guiara, guiáramos, guiarais, guiaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no guíes
The negative imperative of guiar uses the present subjunctive forms: no guíes, no guíe, no guiemos, no guíen.