informar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
informar — to inform
The affirmative imperative forms are: informa (tú), informe (usted), informemos (nosotros), informad (vosotros), informen (ustedes).
informar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give a direct order or instruction to someone to provide information.
Notes on informar in the Affirmative Imperative
All forms are regular for an -ar verb.
Example Sentences
Informa a tu madre de que llegarás tarde.
Inform your mother that you will be late.
tú
Por favor, informe a la recepción al llegar.
Please, inform the front desk upon arrival.
Informad a los alumnos sobre el examen.
Inform the students about the exam.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'informar' as a command (e.g., 'Informar a la policía').
Correct: Informa / Informen
Why: In Spanish, you must conjugate the verb for the imperative; the infinitive is rarely used for direct personal commands.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: informo
Informar is a standard -ar verb in the present: informo, informas, informa, informamos, informáis, informan.
Preterite
yo: informé
Informar is regular in the preterite: informé, informaste, informó, informamos, informasteis, informaron.
Imperfect
yo: informaba
Informar is regular in the imperfect: informaba, informabas, informaba, informábamos, informabais, informaban.
Future
yo: informaré
The future of informar uses the infinitive as the stem: informaré, informarás, informará, informaremos, informaréis, informarán.
Conditional
yo: informaría
The conditional uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: informaría, informarías, informaría, informaríamos, informaríais, informarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: informe
The present subjunctive of informar changes the 'a' to 'e': informe, informes, informe, informemos, informéis, informen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: informara
The imperfect subjunctive of informar is built from the 'ellos' preterite: informara, informaras, informara, informáramos, informarais, informaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no informes
The negative imperative uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no informes, no informe, no informemos, no informéis, no informen.