medicar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
medicar — to prescribe medicine
The imperative uses regular -ar endings, but the 'usted' and 'ustedes' forms use the 'qu' spelling change.
medicar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders or instructions to medicate someone, common in medical settings.
Notes on medicar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is regular (medica). The 'usted', 'nosotros', and 'ustedes' forms use the subjunctive stem 'mediqu-' to maintain the hard sound.
Example Sentences
Medica al paciente ahora mismo.
Medicate the patient right now.
tú
Medique usted al perro con cuidado.
Medicate the dog carefully.
Mediquemos a los heridos primero.
Let's medicate the wounded first.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'medique' for the tú command.
Correct: medica
Why: The affirmative tú command uses the present indicative él/ella form, not the subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: medico
Medicar is completely regular in the present indicative: medico, medicas, medica, medicamos, medicáis, medican.
Preterite
yo: mediqué
Medicar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'mediqué' to preserve the sound.
Imperfect
yo: medicaba
The imperfect of medicar is regular: medicaba, medicabas, medicaba, medicábamos, medicabais, medicaban.
Future
yo: medicaré
The future of medicar is regular: medicaré, medicarás, medicará, medicaremos, medicaréis, medicarán.
Conditional
yo: medicaría
The conditional of medicar is regular: medicaría, medicarías, medicaría, medicaríamos, medicaríais, medicarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: medique
Medicar undergoes a c to qu spelling change in all persons: medique, mediques, medique, mediquemos, mediquéis, mediquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: medicara
The imperfect subjunctive of medicar is regular based on the preterite: medicara, medicaras, medicara, medicáramos, medicarais, medicaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no mediques
The negative imperative always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no mediques, no medique, no mediquemos, no mediquéis, no mediquen.