juzgar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
juzgar — to judge
The imperative uses 'juzga' (tú) but requires the 'gu' change for formal and plural commands (juzgue, juzguen).
juzgar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give a direct order to evaluate something or, more commonly, to tell someone how to act (e.g., 'Judge for yourself').
Notes on juzgar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'juzga' (regular). The 'usted', 'ustedes', and 'nosotros' forms use the subjunctive stem 'juzgu-' to maintain the hard 'g' sound.
Example Sentences
Juzga tú mismo si vale la pena.
Judge for yourself if it's worth it.
tú
Juzgue usted los resultados.
Judge the results yourself (formal).
usted
Juzguemos la situación con calma.
Let's judge the situation calmly.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'juzgad' in Latin America.
Correct: juzguen
Why: 'Juzgad' is the vosotros form used primarily in Spain; use 'juzguen' for plural commands elsewhere.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: juzgo
The present tense of juzgar is regular: juzgo, juzgas, juzga, juzgamos, juzgáis, juzgan.
Preterite
yo: juzgué
The preterite of juzgar features a spelling change in the first person (juzgué) to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect
yo: juzgaba
The imperfect of juzgar is regular: juzgaba, juzgabas, juzgaba, juzgábamos, juzgabais, juzgaban.
Future
yo: juzgaré
The future tense of juzgar is regular, adding endings to the full infinitive: juzgaré, juzgarás, juzgará...
Conditional
yo: juzgaría
The conditional is regular: juzgaría, juzgarías, juzgaría, juzgaríamos, juzgaríais, juzgarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: juzgue
The present subjunctive requires a spelling change in all forms: juzgue, juzgues, juzgue, juzguemos, juzguéis, juzguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: juzgara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite stem: juzgara, juzgaras, juzgara...
Negative Imperative
yo: no juzgues
Negative commands always use the present subjunctive forms: no juzgues, no juzgue, no juzguemos...