irritar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
irritar — to annoy
The imperative of irritar has regular commands: irrita, irrite, irriten, irritad, irritemos.
irritar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give direct commands or make requests. For example, you might tell someone to 'irritate' something specific, or in a group setting, decide 'let's irritate' a certain topic.
Notes on irritar in the Affirmative Imperative
Irritar is regular in the affirmative imperative. The 'vosotros' form, 'irritad', is formed by dropping the 'r' from the infinitive and adding 'd'.
Example Sentences
¡Irrita el tema en la reunión!
Bring up the topic at the meeting!
tú
¡No me irrites con tus quejas!
Don't annoy me with your complaints!
tú
Señor, irrite usted su punto de vista.
Sir, present your point of view.
usted
¡Irritemos la conversación!
Let's liven up the conversation!
nosotros
¡Chicos, irritad vuestras ideas!
Guys, present your ideas!
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive 'irritar' instead of a command form.
Correct: Use 'irrita' for tú, 'irrite' for usted, etc.
Why: The imperative mood is required for direct commands.
Mistake: Confusing 'irrite' (usted) with 'irrites' (tú).
Correct: 'Irrite' is for formal 'you' (usted), 'irrites' is for informal 'you' (tú).
Why: These are distinct forms in the present subjunctive used for commands.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: irrito
The present tense of irritar is regular: irrito, irritas, irrita, irritamos, irritáis, irritan.
Preterite
yo: irrité
The preterite of irritar is regular: irrité, irritaste, irritó, irritamos, irritasteis, irritaron.
Imperfect
yo: irritaba
The imperfect of irritar is regular: irritaba, irritabas, irritaba, irritábamos, irritabais, irritaban.
Future
yo: irritaré
The future tense of irritar is regular: irritaré, irritarás, irritará, irritaremos, irritaréis, irritarán.
Conditional
yo: irritaría
The conditional of irritar is regular: irritaría, irritarías, irritaría, irritaríamos, irritaríais, irritarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: irrite
The present subjunctive of irritar is: irrite, irrites, irritemos, irritéis, irriten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: irritara
The imperfect subjunctive of irritar has two forms for each person: irritara/irritase, irritaras/irritases, etc.
Negative Imperative
yo: no irrites
Negative commands for irritar use the present subjunctive: no irrites, no irrite, no irriten, no irritéis, no irritemos.