llover Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
llover — to rain
The imperative of llover (llueve, lluevan) is rare and used figuratively.
llover Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Since you cannot order the sky to rain, this is used poetically, figuratively, or in rare cases where you are addressing the rain itself.
Notes on llover in the Affirmative Imperative
Follows the present tense stem change (o-to-ue).
Example Sentences
¡Llueve, por favor, que hay sequía!
Rain, please, there is a drought!
tú
¡Lluevan bendiciones sobre ti!
May blessings rain down upon you!
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Trying to use the imperative for weather forecasts.
Correct: Use the future or present.
Why: The imperative is for commands, which the weather doesn't follow.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: lluevo
The present tense of llover features an o-to-ue vowel change: llueve, llueven.
Preterite
yo: lloví
The preterite of llover is regular: llovió, llovieron.
Imperfect
yo: llovía
The imperfect of llover is regular: llovía, llovían.
Future
yo: lloveré
The future tense of llover is regular: lloverá, lloverán.
Conditional
yo: llovería
The conditional of llover is regular: llovería, lloverían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: llueva
The present subjunctive of llover uses the stem change 'ue': llueva, lluevan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: lloviera
The imperfect subjunctive of llover is lloviera or lloviese.
Negative Imperative
yo: no lluevas
The negative imperative of llover (no llueva) uses the present subjunctive.