madurar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
madurar — to ripen
Commands for 'madurar': madura (tú), madure (usted), maduremos (nosotros), madurad (vosotros), maduren (ustedes).
madurar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative mood to give direct commands or instructions. For 'madurar', you might tell someone to ripen fruit or to grow up.
Notes on madurar in the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative of 'madurar' is regular for all persons. It follows the pattern of regular -ar verbs, with the tú form coming from the present subjunctive and the usted/ustedes/nosotros forms mirroring the present subjunctive. The vosotros form is regular.
Example Sentences
¡Madura la fruta en la ventana!
Ripen the fruit on the windowsill!
tú
Señor, madure sus ideas antes de presentar el proyecto.
Sir, mature your ideas before presenting the project.
usted
¡Maduremos juntos y aprendamos de nuestros errores!
Let's mature together and learn from our mistakes!
nosotros
¡Madurad un poco, por favor!
Grow up a little, please!
vosotros
Ustedes, maduren antes de tomar decisiones importantes.
You all, mature before making important decisions.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive 'madurar' instead of a command form.
Correct: Use 'madura' for tú, 'madure' for usted, etc.
Why: The imperative mood is specifically for giving commands.
Mistake: Confusing tú and usted forms, e.g., using 'madure' for 'tú'.
Correct: For 'tú', use 'madura'; for 'usted', use 'madure'.
Why: The tú and usted imperative forms are different and depend on the level of formality.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: maduro
Present actions/states for 'madurar': maduro (yo), maduras (tú), madura (él/ella/usted), maduramos (nosotros), maduráis (vosotros), maduran (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Preterite
yo: maduré
Completed past actions for 'madurar': maduré (yo), maduraste (tú), maduró (él/ella/usted), maduramos (nosotros), madurasteis (vosotros), maduraron (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Imperfect
yo: maduraba
Ongoing/habitual past for 'madurar': maduraba (yo/él/ella/usted), madurabas (tú), madurábamos (nosotros), madurabais (vosotros), maduraban (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Future
yo: maduraré
Future actions for 'madurar': maduraré (yo), madurarás (tú), madurará (él/ella/usted), maduraremos (nosotros), maduraréis (vosotros), madurarán (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Conditional
yo: maduraría
Hypothetical/polite actions for 'madurar': maduraría (yo/él/ella/usted), madurarías (tú), maduraríamos (nosotros), maduraríais (vosotros), madurarían (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Present Subjunctive
yo: madure
Present subjunctive for 'madurar': madure (yo/él/ella/usted), madures (tú), maduremos (nosotros), maduréis (vosotros), maduren (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: madurara
Past subjunctive for 'madurar': madurara/madurase (yo/él/ella/usted), maduraras/madurases (tú), maduráramos/madurásemos (nosotros), madurarais/maduraseis (vosotros), maduraran/madurasen (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no madures
Negative commands for 'madurar': no madures (tú), no madure (usted), no maduremos (nosotros), no maduréis (vosotros), no maduren (ustedes).