lanzar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
lanzar — throw
The imperative of lanzar gives commands: lanza (tú), lanzad (vosotros), lance (usted).
lanzar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to throw something right now, like 'Throw the ball!' or 'Launch the app!'.
Notes on lanzar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'usted' and 'ustedes' forms use the 'c' spelling (lance/lancen) because of the 'e' ending. The 'tú' and 'vosotros' forms keep the 'z'.
Example Sentences
¡Lanza la pelota ahora!
Throw the ball now!
tú
Lance el producto al mercado, señor.
Launch the product to the market, sir.
usted
Lancemos todos a la de tres.
Let's all throw on the count of three.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: lanze (for tú)
Correct: lanza
Why: The informal 'tú' command uses the present indicative 'él' form, which ends in 'a'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: lanzo
The present tense of lanzar is regular: lanzo, lanzas, lanza, lanzamos, lanzáis, lanzan.
Preterite
yo: lancé
The preterite of lanzar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (lancé) to keep the 's' sound.
Imperfect
yo: lanzaba
The imperfect of lanzar is regular: lanzaba, lanzabas, lanzaba, lanzábamos, lanzabais, lanzaban.
Future
yo: lanzaré
The future of lanzar is regular: lanzaré, lanzarás, lanzará, lanzaremos, lanzaréis, lanzarán.
Conditional
yo: lanzaría
The conditional of lanzar is regular: lanzaría, lanzarías, lanzaría, lanzaríamos, lanzaríais, lanzarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: lance
The present subjunctive of lanzar features a spelling change (z > c) in all forms: lance, lances, lance, lancemos, lancéis, lancen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: lanzara
The imperfect subjunctive of lanzar is regular: lanzara, lanzaras, lanzara, lanzáramos, lanzarais, lanzaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no lances
The negative imperative of lanzar uses the present subjunctive: no lances, no lance, no lancemos, no lancéis, no lancen.