incidir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
incidir — to impact
Commands like 'incide' (tú) or 'incida' (usted) are used for direct instructions.
incidir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
You use the affirmative imperative to give a direct command or instruction to someone. For 'incidir', this might be used in a more formal or technical context, telling someone to focus on or emphasize a particular point.
Notes on incidir in the Affirmative Imperative
Incidir is regular in the affirmative imperative, following the pattern for -ir verbs.
Example Sentences
Incide en los puntos clave de tu informe.
Focus on the key points of your report.
tú
Incidan en las causas del problema.
Focus on the causes of the problem.
Incidamos en la importancia de la puntualidad.
Let's focus on the importance of punctuality.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of imperative for commands.
Correct: Use 'incide' (tú) or 'incida' (usted), not 'incides' or 'incide' (present indicative).
Why: The imperative mood is specifically for commands; the indicative describes actions.
Mistake: Confusing 'tú' and 'usted' forms.
Correct: Remember 'incide' for 'tú' (informal singular) and 'incida' for 'usted' (formal singular).
Why: Using the wrong level of formality can sound awkward or even disrespectful.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: incido
The present tense ('incido', 'incides') describes current actions or general truths about focusing or impacting.
Preterite
yo: incidí
The preterite of 'incidir' is regular: incidí, incidiste, incidió, incidimos, incidisteis, incidieron.
Imperfect
yo: incidía
The imperfect ('incidía', 'incidías') describes ongoing or habitual past actions of focusing or impacting.
Future
yo: incidiré
The future tense ('incidiré', 'incidirás') indicates actions that will happen or expresses probability.
Conditional
yo: incidiría
The conditional ('incidiría', 'incidirías') expresses hypotheticals ('would'), polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: incida
The present subjunctive ('incida', 'incidas') is used after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: incidiera
The imperfect subjunctive ('incidiera' or 'incidiera') is for past hypotheticals, wishes, or suggestions.
Negative Imperative
yo: no incidas
Negative commands like 'no incidas' (tú) or 'no incida' (usted) use the present subjunctive.