insinuar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
insinuar — to hint
Use insinúa (tú), insinúe (usted), and insinuad (vosotros) to tell someone to drop a hint.
insinuar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give a direct command or suggestion to someone to imply something indirectly.
Notes on insinuar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú', 'usted', and 'ustedes' forms require the 'ú' accent to maintain the stress on the 'u'.
Example Sentences
Insinúa que estás cansado para irnos pronto.
Hint that you are tired so we can leave soon.
tú
Insinúe el precio, pero no lo diga todavía.
Suggest the price, but don't say it yet.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'insinua' without the accent for the tú command.
Correct: insinúa
Why: Without the accent, the stress would fall incorrectly on the 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: insinúo
The present of insinuar requires an accent on the 'u' (insinúo, insinúas) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: insinué
The preterite of insinuar is regular: insinué, insinuaste, insinuó, insinuamos, insinuasteis, insinuaron.
Imperfect
yo: insinuaba
The imperfect of insinuar is regular: insinuaba, insinuabas, insinuaba, insinuábamos, insinuabais, insinuaban.
Future
yo: insinuaré
The future of insinuar is regular: insinuaré, insinuarás, insinuará, insinuaremos, insinuaréis, insinuarán.
Conditional
yo: insinuaría
The conditional of insinuar is regular: insinuaría, insinuarías, insinuaría, insinuaríamos, insinuaríais, insinuarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: insinúe
The present subjunctive of insinuar follows the 'u-to-ú' change: insinúe, insinúes, insinúe, insinuemos, insinuéis, insinúen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: insinuara
The imperfect subjunctive of insinuar is regular: insinuara, insinuaras, insinuara, insinuáramos, insinuarais, insinuaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no insinúes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no insinúes (tú), no insinúe (usted), no insinuéis (vosotros).