incrustar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
incrustar — to embed
Commands like 'incrusta' (tú) or 'incrusten' (ustedes) use the imperative mood.
incrustar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative mood for direct commands. For 'incrustar', you'd use it to tell someone to embed something, like embedding a file in a document or a gem in jewelry.
Notes on incrustar in the Affirmative Imperative
Incrustar is regular in the imperative mood. The tú form is 'incrusta' and the vosotros form is 'incrustad'.
Example Sentences
¡Incrusta esa foto en el informe!
Embed that photo in the report!
tú
Incrustad las joyas en el metal.
Embed the jewels in the metal.
vosotros
Incrusten el código en la página web.
Embed the code on the webpage.
Incrustemos los datos en la base de conocimiento.
Let's embed the data into the knowledge base.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the imperative for commands.
Correct: Use 'incrusta' (tú) not 'incrustas'.
Why: The imperative mood is specifically for commands, while the present indicative describes ongoing actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the 's' on the vosotros imperative.
Correct: The vosotros form is 'incrustad', not 'incrusta'.
Why: The '-d' ending is characteristic of the vosotros imperative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: incrusto
The present tense 'incrusto', 'incrustas', 'incrusta', etc., describes current or habitual actions.
Preterite
yo: incrusté
The preterite of incrustar is regular: incrusté, incrustaste, incrustó, incrustamos, incrustasteis, incrustaron.
Imperfect
yo: incrustaba
The imperfect 'incrustaba', 'incrustabas', etc., describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Future
yo: incrustaré
The future tense 'incrustaré', 'incrustarás', etc., indicates actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: incrustaría
The conditional 'incrustaría', 'incrustarías', etc., expresses hypothetical actions ('would embed').
Present Subjunctive
yo: incruste
The present subjunctive forms like 'incruste' or 'incrusten' are used for wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: incrustara
The imperfect subjunctive forms like 'incrustara' or 'incrustase' express hypothetical situations or wishes in the past.
Negative Imperative
yo: no incrustes
Negative commands like 'no incrustes' (tú) or 'no incrusten' (ustedes) use the present subjunctive.