ingerir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
ingerir — to ingest
The imperative uses 'ingiere' for tú, 'ingerid' for vosotros, and 'ingiera' for formal commands.
ingerir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this for direct instructions, usually in a medical or nutritional context (e.g., 'Ingest this medication').
Notes on ingerir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form follows the present indicative stem change (ingiere), while formal and plural forms follow the subjunctive stems.
Example Sentences
Ingiere la cápsula con la comida.
Ingest the capsule with food.
tú
Ingiera este líquido lentamente, por favor.
Ingest this liquid slowly, please.
Ingiramos los alimentos con calma.
Let's ingest the food calmly.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'ingira' for the tú command.
Correct: ingiere
Why: The affirmative tú command usually matches the third-person singular of the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: ingiero
Ingerir has an e→ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: ingerí
Ingerir is mostly regular but has a 'basement' change (e→i) in the third person: ingirió and ingirieron.
Imperfect
yo: ingería
Ingerir is regular in the imperfect: ingería, ingerías, ingería, ingeríamos, ingeríais, ingerían.
Future
yo: ingeriré
Ingerir is completely regular in the future: ingeriré, ingerirás, ingerirá, etc.
Conditional
yo: ingeriría
Ingerir is regular in the conditional: ingeriría, ingerirías, ingeriría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: ingiera
Ingerir undergoes an e→ie stem change (ingiera) and an e→i change in the nosotros/vosotros forms (ingiramos).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: ingiriera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'ingir-' stem throughout: ingiriera, ingirieras, ingiriera...
Negative Imperative
yo: no ingieras
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no ingieras, no ingiera, no ingiramos...