imponer Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
imponer — to impose
The affirmative imperative has a short 'tú' form (impón) and uses 'impong-' for formal/plural commands.
imponer Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders, like a coach telling a player to 'set' the pace or a parent setting a rule.
Notes on imponer in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'impón' (not impone). Other forms like 'imponga' and 'impongan' match the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Impón tu autoridad en la reunión!
Assert (impose) your authority in the meeting!
tú
Imponga el orden en la sala, por favor.
Please, establish (impose) order in the room.
Impongamos nuestras condiciones ahora.
Let's impose our conditions now.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'impone' for the tú command.
Correct: The correct command is 'impón'.
Why: Verbs based on 'poner' have a shortened imperative form (pon -> impón).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: impongo
The present tense of imponer uses the 'g-verb' pattern for 'yo' (impongo), but follows regular -er patterns for all other persons.
Preterite
yo: impuse
Imponer uses the irregular 'pus-' stem in the preterite: impuse, impusiste, impuso, impusimos, impusisteis, impusieron.
Imperfect
yo: imponía
The imperfect of imponer is completely regular: imponía, imponías, imponía, imponíamos, imponíais, imponían.
Future
yo: impondré
The future tense of imponer uses the irregular stem 'impondr-': impondré, impondrás, impondrá, etc.
Conditional
yo: impondría
The conditional of imponer uses the irregular stem 'impondr-': impondría, impondrías, impondría, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: imponga
The present subjunctive uses the 'impong-' stem: imponga, impongas, imponga, impongamos, impongáis, impongan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: impusiera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'impusi-' stem: impusiera, impusieras, impusiera, impusiéramos, impusierais, impusieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no impongas
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive: no impongas, no imponga, no impongamos, no impongáis, no impongan.