interesar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
interesar — to interest
The imperative of interesar uses standard commands: interesa, interese, interesemos, interesad, interesen.
interesar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to encourage someone to take an interest in something (though it is often used reflexively: 'interésate').
Notes on interesar in the Affirmative Imperative
The verb is regular in the imperative. The 'vosotros' form ends in -d as expected for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Interesa a tus alumnos con ejemplos reales.
Interest your students with real examples.
tú
Interesen a los inversores con este plan.
Interest the investors with this plan.
ustedes
Interesemos a la audiencia desde el principio.
Let's interest the audience from the beginning.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: interesar (as a command)
Correct: interesa / interesad
Why: Using the infinitive as a command is common for learners but grammatically incorrect in most contexts.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: intereso
The present of interesar is regular: intereso, interesas, interesa, interesamos, interesáis, interesan.
Preterite
yo: interesé
The preterite of interesar is regular: interesé, interesaste, interesó, interesamos, interesasteis, interesaron.
Imperfect
yo: interesaba
The imperfect of interesar follows regular -ar patterns: interesaba, interesabas, interesaba, interesábamos, interesabais, interesaban.
Future
yo: interesaré
The future of interesar is regular, adding endings to the infinitive: interesaré, interesarás, interesará...
Conditional
yo: interesaría
The conditional of interesar is regular: interesaría, interesarías, interesaría, interesaríamos, interesaríais, interesarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: interese
The present subjunctive of interesar uses -e endings: interese, intereses, interese, interesemos, intereséis, interesen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: interesara
The imperfect subjunctive of interesar uses the preterite stem: interesara, interesaras, interesara, interesáramos, interesarais, interesaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: intereses
The negative imperative of interesar uses the present subjunctive: no intereses, no interese, no interesemos, no intereséis, no interesen.