incumbir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
incumbir — to concern
The imperative of incumbir is irregular: incumbe, incumba, incumbamos, incumba, incumbid, incumban.
incumbir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give direct commands. For 'incumbir', this would be telling someone what concerns them or what they should deal with.
Notes on incumbir in the Affirmative Imperative
Incumbir is irregular in the affirmative tú imperative ('incumbe'). All other imperative forms are regular based on the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Incumbe a ti resolver este problema!
It concerns you to solve this problem!
tú
¡Incumba a usted presentar el informe!
It concerns you (formal) to present the report!
usted
¡Incumbamos esta tarea a los voluntarios!
Let us assign this task to the volunteers!
nosotros
¡Incumban ustedes a la organización del evento!
You all concern yourselves with the organization of the event!
ustedes
¡Incumbid vosotros en la búsqueda de soluciones!
You all (informal) concern yourselves with the search for solutions!
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'incumbe' for 'usted' instead of 'incumba'.
Correct: The formal command for 'usted' is 'incumba', not 'incumbe'.
Why: 'Incumbe' is the informal 'tú' command. Formal commands use the present subjunctive form.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'vosotros' imperative 'incumbid'.
Correct: The correct 'vosotros' imperative is 'incumbid'.
Why: The 'vosotros' imperative for -ir verbs often ends in '-id'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: incumbo
The present indicative of incumbir is regular: incumbo, incumbes, incumbe, incumbimos, incumbís, incumben.
Preterite
yo: incumbí
The preterite of incumbir is regular: incumbí, incumbiste, incumbió, incumbimos, incumbisteis, incumbieron.
Imperfect
yo: incumbía
The imperfect of incumbir is regular: incumbía, incumbías, incumbía, incumbíamos, incumbíais, incumbían.
Future
yo: incumbiré
The future tense of incumbir is regular: incumbiré, incumbirás, incumbirá, incumbiremos, incumbiréis, incumbirán.
Conditional
yo: incumbiría
The conditional of incumbir is regular: incumbiría, incumbirías, incumbiría, incumbiríamos, incumbiríais, incumbirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: incumba
The present subjunctive of incumbir is: incumbamos, incumban, incumba, incumbas, incumbáis.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: incumbiera
The imperfect subjunctive of incumbir has two forms: incumbiera/incumbiera and incumbiese/incumbiese.
Negative Imperative
yo: no incumbas
Negative commands for incumbir use the present subjunctive: no incumbas, no incumba, no incumbamos, no incumban, no incumbáis.