lidiar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
lidiar — to deal with
Use 'lidia' for tú commands, 'lidie' for usted/ustedes, and 'lidien' for ellos/ellas/ustedes.
lidiar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is used for direct commands. For 'lidiar', you'd use it to tell someone to deal with something directly, like telling a friend '¡Lidia con esto!' (Deal with this!).
Notes on lidiar in the Affirmative Imperative
Lidiar is regular in the imperative. Note that the 'usted' and 'él/ella/usted' forms are the same as the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Lidia con el problema tú mismo!
Deal with the problem yourself!
tú
Lidie con la situación con calma.
Deal with the situation calmly.
usted
¡Lidiad con los invitados!
Deal with the guests!
vosotros
Lidien con los documentos cuanto antes.
Deal with the documents as soon as possible.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive 'lidiar' instead of a command form.
Correct: Use the imperative forms like 'lidia' or 'lidie'.
Why: The infinitive is the base form of the verb and isn't used for direct commands.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'lidiá' in 'lidiad' (vosotros).
Correct: The vosotros imperative is 'lidiad', with the stress on the 'a'.
Why: This is a spelling rule for the vosotros imperative of -ar verbs to maintain the correct pronunciation.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: lidio
The present tense of 'lidiar' (lidio, lidas, lidia, etc.) describes current actions or habits.
Preterite
yo: lidié
The preterite of 'lidiar' (lidié, lidiaste, lidió, etc.) refers to completed past actions.
Imperfect
yo: lidiaba
The imperfect tense of 'lidiar' (lidiaba, lidiabas, etc.) describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Future
yo: lidiaré
The future tense of 'lidiar' (lidiaré, lidiarás, etc.) indicates actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: lidiaría
The conditional of 'lidiar' (lidiaría, lidiarías, etc.) expresses hypotheticals ('would deal').
Present Subjunctive
yo: lidie
The present subjunctive of 'lidiar' (lidie, lidies, etc.) expresses wishes, doubts, or emotions about a present situation.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: lidiara
The imperfect subjunctive of 'lidiar' (lidiara, lidiaras, etc.) is used for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no lidies
Negative commands for 'lidiar' use 'no' + present subjunctive forms.