liquidar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
liquidar — to settle
Use 'liquida', 'liquide', 'liquidemos', 'liquiden', 'liquidad' for direct commands with liquidar.
liquidar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is for direct commands. For 'tú', you'll say 'liquida', like '¡Liquida esa deuda!' (Settle that debt!). For 'usted', it's 'liquide', and for 'nosotros', 'mosotros', and 'ustedes', it's 'liquiden'.
Notes on liquidar in the Affirmative Imperative
Liquidar is regular in the affirmative imperative. The 'tú' form drops the 'r' from the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Liquida tus deudas pendientes.
Settle your outstanding debts.
tú
Liquide el saldo de la cuenta, por favor.
Settle the account balance, please.
usted
¡Liquidemos esto de una vez!
Let's settle this once and for all!
nosotros
Liquiden los impuestos antes de fin de año.
Settle the taxes before the end of the year.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of imperative for commands.
Correct: Use 'liquida' for 'tú', not 'liquidas'.
Why: The imperative mood is specifically for commands, while the present indicative describes current actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'r' in the 'vosotros' form.
Correct: The correct 'vosotros' form is 'liquidar' (though less common in Latin America).
Why: The imperative for 'vosotros' is formed by replacing the '-r' of the infinitive with '-d'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: liquido
The present tense 'liquido', 'liquidas', 'liquida', 'liquidamos', 'liquidáis', 'lquidan' is for now, habits, or truths.
Preterite
yo: liquidé
The preterite of liquidar is regular: liquidé, liquidaste, liquidó, liquidamos, liquidasteis, liquidaron.
Imperfect
yo: liquidaba
The imperfect 'liquidaba', 'liquidabas', 'liquidaba', 'liquidábamos', 'liquidabais', 'liquidaban' describes past habits or ongoing actions.
Future
yo: liquidaré
The future tense 'liquidaré', 'liquidarás', 'liquidará', 'liquidaremos', 'liquidaréis', 'liquidarán' talks about future actions.
Conditional
yo: liquidaría
The conditional 'liquidaría', 'liquidarías', 'liquidaría', 'liquidaríamos', 'liquidaríais', 'liquidarían' means 'would settle'.
Present Subjunctive
yo: liquide
The present subjunctive 'liquide', 'liquides', 'liquidemos', 'liquiden' expresses wishes, doubts, or emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: liquidara
The imperfect subjunctive 'liquidara' or 'liquidase' is for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no liquides
Use 'no liquides', 'no liquide', 'no liquidemos', 'no liquiden', 'no liquidéis' for negative commands with liquidar.