inflar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
inflar — to inflate
Use 'infla' (tú), 'infle' (usted), 'inflemos' (nosotros), 'inflen' (ustedes), 'inflad' (vosotros) for direct commands with 'inflar'.
inflar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
You use the imperative mood to give direct commands or make requests. For 'inflar', this means telling someone to inflate something.
Notes on inflar in the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative forms of 'inflar' are regular for the affirmative commands. The 'vosotros' form 'inflad' follows the regular -ar pattern.
Example Sentences
¡Infla el globo!
Inflate the balloon!
tú
Por favor, infle el neumático.
Please inflate the tire.
usted
¡Inflad las velas!
Hoist the sails!
vosotros
Inflen los flotadores antes de entrar al agua.
Inflate the floats before getting in the water.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the subjunctive form instead of the affirmative imperative for 'tú'.
Correct: The correct affirmative imperative for 'tú' is 'infla', not 'infles'.
Why: The negative imperative and present subjunctive use 'infles', but the affirmative command is different.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'vosotros' command form.
Correct: The correct 'vosotros' command is 'inflad'.
Why: It's easy to confuse the imperative with other forms, but 'inflad' is the direct command for 'vosotros'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: inflo
The present tense of 'inflar' (inflo, inflas, infla, inflamos, infláis, inflan) is used for actions happening now, habitual actions, or general truths.
Preterite
yo: inflé
The preterite of 'inflar' is regular: inflé, inflaste, infló, inflamos, inflasteis, inflaron, for completed past actions.
Imperfect
yo: inflaba
The imperfect of 'inflar' (inflaba, inflabas, inflábamos, inflabais, inflaban) describes ongoing or habitual past actions, like 'used to inflate' or 'was inflating'.
Future
yo: inflaré
The future tense of 'inflar' (inflaré, inflarás, inflará, inflaremos, inflaréis, inflarán) indicates actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: inflaría
The conditional of 'inflar' (inflaría, inflarías, inflaría, inflaríamos, inflaríais, inflarían) expresses 'would' actions, polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: infle
The present subjunctive of 'inflar' (infle, infles, inflemos, inflen, infléis) is used after wishes, doubts, emotions, and impersonal expressions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: inflara
The imperfect subjunctive of 'inflar' (inflara, inflaras, infláramos, inflarais, inflaran) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts.
Negative Imperative
yo: no infles
Use 'no infles' (tú), 'no infle' (usted), 'no inflemos' (nosotros), 'no inflen' (ustedes), 'no infléis' (vosotros) for negative commands with 'inflar'.