imaginar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
imaginar — to imagine
The imperative of imaginar uses imagina (tú) and imagine (usted) to give creative commands.
imaginar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to visualize something, often used by teachers, storytellers, or therapists.
Notes on imaginar in the Affirmative Imperative
Imaginar is regular. The 'tú' form is the same as the present 'él/ella' form, and the 'vosotros' form simply replaces 'r' with 'd'.
Example Sentences
Imagina que estás en una playa tranquila.
Imagine that you are on a quiet beach.
tú
Imaginen un mundo lleno de colores.
Imagine (you all) a world full of colors.
ustedes
Imagine los beneficios de este producto.
Imagine (formal) the benefits of this product.
usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: imaginar (as a command)
Correct: imagina / imaginad
Why: English speakers often use the infinitive for commands, but Spanish requires specific imperative forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: imagino
Imaginar is regular in the present: imagino, imaginas, imagina, imaginamos, imagináis, imaginan.
Preterite
yo: imaginé
Imaginar is regular in the preterite: imaginé, imaginaste, imaginó, imaginamos, imaginasteis, imaginaron.
Imperfect
yo: imaginaba
The imperfect of imaginar uses the standard -aba endings: imaginaba, imaginabas, imaginaba, imaginábamos, imaginabais, imaginaban.
Future
yo: imaginaré
The future of imaginar is regular: imaginaré, imaginarás, imaginará, imaginaremos, imaginaréis, imaginarán.
Conditional
yo: imaginaría
The conditional of imaginar is regular: imaginaría, imaginarías, imaginaría, imaginaríamos, imaginaríais, imaginarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: imagine
The present subjunctive of imaginar swaps -a for -e: imagine, imagines, imagine, imaginemos, imaginéis, imaginen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: imaginara
The imperfect subjunctive of imaginar uses the -ara stem: imaginara, imaginaras, imaginara, imagináramos, imaginararais, imaginaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no imagines
The negative imperative of imaginar uses the present subjunctive forms: no imagines, no imagine, no imaginemos, no imaginéis, no imaginen.