librar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
librar — to free or save
Use 'libra', 'libre', 'libremos', 'libren', 'librad' for direct commands with 'librar'.
librar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative mood is for giving direct orders or making strong suggestions. For 'librar', you'd use it to tell someone to free themselves or something, or to save themselves. For example, '¡Libra tú de esta deuda!' (Free yourself from this debt!).
Notes on librar in the Affirmative Imperative
Librar is regular in the affirmative imperative. The 'vosotros' form 'librad' is unique to this group.
Example Sentences
¡Libra tú de esa preocupación!
Free yourself from that worry!
tú
¡Libren ustedes a los prisioneros!
Free the prisoners!
ustedes
¡Libradnos de todo mal!
Deliver us from all evil!
vosotros
¡Libre usted su conciencia!
Clear your conscience!
usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the subjunctive instead of the imperative for a direct command.
Correct: For a direct command like 'Free yourself!', use 'Libra tú', not 'No liberes tú' (which is negative).
Why: The imperative is for affirmative commands; the negative imperative uses the subjunctive. Learners sometimes confuse these.
Mistake: Forgetting the vosotros command form.
Correct: The command for 'vosotros' is 'librad'.
Why: The vosotros imperative has a distinct form that can be tricky to remember.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: libro
The present tense 'libro' is for current actions, habits, and general truths.
Preterite
yo: libré
The preterite of 'librar' is regular: libré, libraste, libró, libramos, librasteis, libraron.
Imperfect
yo: libraba
The imperfect 'libraba' describes past ongoing actions or habits of freeing/saving.
Future
yo: libraré
The future tense 'libraré' indicates actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: libraría
The conditional 'libraría' expresses hypotheticals ('would') and polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
yo: libre
The present subjunctive 'libre' is for wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: librara
The imperfect subjunctive 'librara' or 'librase' is used for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no libres
Use 'no libres', 'no libre', 'no libremos', 'no libren', 'no libréis' for negative commands.