influir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
influir — to influence
The imperative uses 'influye' (tú) and 'influyan' (ustedes) to command or encourage influence.
influir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to use their influence or to suggest that a factor should be allowed to affect a result.
Notes on influir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form (influye) and 'usted' forms (influya/influyan) all feature the 'y' spelling change.
Example Sentences
Influye en tus hijos con el ejemplo.
Influence your children by example.
tú
Influyan positivamente en su entorno.
Influence your surroundings positively.
ustedes
Influyamos en la decisión antes de que sea tarde.
Let's influence the decision before it's too late.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: influe
Correct: influye
Why: The 'y' is required for the singular informal command.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: influyo
The present of influir adds a 'y' before the ending in most forms: influyo, influyes, influye, influyen.
Preterite
yo: influí
In the preterite, influir changes 'i' to 'y' in the third-person forms: influyó and influyeron.
Imperfect
yo: influía
Influir is regular in the imperfect: influía, influías, influía, influíamos, influíais, influían.
Future
yo: influiré
The future of influir is regular: influiré, influirás, influirá, influiremos, influiréis, influirán.
Conditional
yo: influiría
The conditional of influir is regular: influiría, influirías, influiría, influiríamos, influiríais, influirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: influya
The present subjunctive of influir uses a 'y' in all forms: influya, influyas, influya, influyamos, influyáis, influyan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: influyera
The imperfect subjunctive of influir is built from the 'ellos' preterite: influyera, influyeras, influyera...
Negative Imperative
yo: no influyas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no influyas, no influya, no influyamos, no influyáis, no influyan.