ignorar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
ignorar — to ignore
The imperative of ignorar is: ignora (tú), ignore (usted), ignoremos (nosotros), ignorad (vosotros), ignoren (ustedes).
ignorar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give direct commands or instructions. For 'ignorar,' it means telling someone to ignore something or someone directly, like '¡Ignora sus comentarios!' (Ignore their comments!).
Notes on ignorar in the Affirmative Imperative
Ignorar is regular in the imperative. Remember that the tú form drops the 'r' from the infinitive and adds 'a'.
Example Sentences
Ignora las distracciones y concéntrate.
Ignore the distractions and concentrate.
tú
Ignoren lo que dice la gente.
Ignore what people say.
Ignoremos los rumores.
Let's ignore the rumors.
nosotros
Señor, ignore esa llamada, por favor.
Sir, ignore that call, please.
usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of imperative for tú: 'Tú ignoras'.
Correct: Use 'ignora' for the tú command.
Why: The imperative mood is specifically for commands, and the tú form is 'ignora'.
Mistake: Forgetting vosotros: 'Ignoran' instead of 'ignoren'.
Correct: The vosotros command is 'ignoren'.
Why: The vosotros imperative for -ar verbs ends in -ad, but for 'ignorar' it's 'ignoren' when used as a command.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: ignoro
The present of ignorar is regular: ignoro, ignoras, ignora, ignoramos, ignoráis, ignoran.
Preterite
yo: ignoré
The preterite of ignorar is regular: ignoré, ignoraste, ignoró, ignoramos, ignorasteis, ignoraron.
Imperfect
yo: ignoraba
The imperfect of ignorar is regular: ignoraba, ignorabas, ignoraba, ignorábamos, ignorabais, ignoraban.
Future
yo: ignorarė
The future of ignorar is regular: ignoraré, ignorarás, ignorará, ignoraremos, ignoraréis, ignorarán.
Conditional
yo: ignoraría
The conditional of ignorar is regular: ignoraría, ignorarías, ignoraría, ignoraríamos, ignoraríais, ignorarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: ignore
The present subjunctive of ignorar is: ignore (yo, él, ella, usted), ignores (tú), ignoremos (nosotros), ignoréis (vosotros), ignoren (ellos, ellas, ustedes).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: ignorara
The imperfect subjunctive of ignorar has two forms: ignorara/ignorase (yo, él, ella, usted), ignoraras/ignorases (tú), ignoráramos/ignorásemos (nosotros), ignorarais/ignoraseis (vosotros), ignoraran/ignorasen (ellos, ellas, ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no ignores
The negative imperative of ignorar uses the present subjunctive: no ignores (tú), no ignore (usted), no ignoremos (nosotros), no ignoréis (vosotros), no ignoren (ustedes).