jalar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
jalar — to pull
The imperative of jalar is jala (tú), jale (usted), jalemos (nosotros), jalen (ustedes), jala (vosotros), jalen (vosotros).
jalar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give direct commands. For 'jalar,' you might tell someone to pull a rope or pull a door open.
Notes on jalar in the Affirmative Imperative
Jalar is regular in the affirmative imperative. Note that the 'vosotros' form is 'jalad'.
Example Sentences
¡Jala la cuerda con fuerza!
Pull the rope with strength!
tú
Señor, jale la palanca, por favor.
Sir, pull the lever, please.
usted
¡Jalemos el carro juntos!
Let's pull the car together!
nosotros
¡Jalen la puerta para abrirla!
Pull the door to open it!
ustedes
¡Jalad la cortina!
Pull the curtain!
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of imperative for commands.
Correct: Use 'jala' for 'tú' commands, not 'jalas'.
Why: The imperative forms are distinct from the indicative for commands.
Mistake: Confusing 'usted' and 'ustedes' forms.
Correct: Use 'jale' for one person ('usted') and 'jalen' for multiple people ('ustedes').
Why: These forms are different to address singular or plural 'you'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: jalo
The present of jalar is regular: jalo, jalas, jala, jalamos, jaláis, jalan.
Preterite
yo: jalé
The preterite of jalar is regular: jalé, jalaste, jaló, jalamos, jalasteis, jalaron.
Imperfect
yo: jalaba
The imperfect of jalar is regular: jalaba, jalabas, jalaba, jalábamos, jalabais, jalaban.
Future
yo: jalaré
The future of jalar is regular: jalaré, jalarás, jalará, jalaremos, jalaréis, jalarán.
Conditional
yo: jalaría
The conditional of jalar is regular: jalaría, jalarías, jalaría, jalaríamos, jalaríais, jalarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: jale
The present subjunctive of jalar is jale (yo/él/ella/usted), jales (tú), jalemos (nosotros), jalen (ellos/ellas/ustedes/vosotros).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: jalara
The imperfect subjunctive of jalar is jalara/jalase (él/ella/usted/yo), jalaras/jalases (tú), jaláramos/jalásemos (nosotros), jalaran/jalasen (ellos/ellas/ustedes), jalarais/jalaseis (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no jales
The negative imperative of jalar uses the present subjunctive: no jales (tú), no jale (usted), no jalemos (nosotros), no jalen (ustedes), no jaléis (vosotros).