mimar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
mimar — to pamper
Use 'mima', 'mime', 'mimemos', 'mimen', 'mimad' for direct commands with mimar.
mimar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is for giving direct commands. Use it to tell someone to pamper someone else, like '¡Mima a tu perro!' (Pamper your dog!) or '¡Mímense un poco!' (Pamper yourselves a bit!).
Notes on mimar in the Affirmative Imperative
Mimar is regular in the affirmative imperative. The 'vosotros' form is 'mimad'. The 'tú' form is 'mima'. The 'usted' and 'ustedes' forms are 'mime' and 'mimen' respectively. For 'nosotros', it's 'mimemos'.
Example Sentences
¡Mima a tu bebé, se lo merece!
Pamper your baby, they deserve it!
tú
Señora, mime a su gato con esta comida.
Madam, pamper your cat with this food.
usted
¡Mimen mucho a los abuelos!
Pamper the grandparents a lot!
¡Mimemos a nuestro amigo que está triste!
Let's pamper our friend who is sad!
nosotros
¡Mimad a vuestros hijos!
Pamper your children!
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of imperative for commands, e.g., 'Tú mimas a tu perro'.
Correct: Use the imperative: '¡Tú mima a tu perro!'
Why: The imperative mood is specifically for commands, while the present indicative describes current actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'r' in the vosotros form, e.g., 'mimad' instead of 'mimad'.
Correct: The correct 'vosotros' form is 'mimad'.
Why: The imperative 'vosotros' form for -ar verbs is made by dropping the 'r' from the infinitive and adding 'd'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: mimo
The present tense of mimar (mimo, mimas, mima, mimamos, mimáis, miman) means to pamper habitually or right now.
Preterite
yo: mimé
The preterite of mimar is regular: mimé, mimaste, mimó, mimamos, mimasteis, mimaron.
Imperfect
yo: mimaba
The imperfect of mimar (mimaba, mimabas, mimaba, mimábamos, mimabais, mimaban) describes past habits or ongoing actions of pampering.
Future
yo: mimaré
The future tense of mimar (mimaré, mimarás, mimará, mimaremos, mimaréis, mimarán) means 'will pamper'.
Conditional
yo: mimaría
The conditional of mimar (mimaría, mimarías, mimaría, mimaríamos, mimaríais, mimarían) means 'would pamper'.
Present Subjunctive
yo: mime
The present subjunctive of mimar (mime, mimes, mime, mimemos, miméis, mimen) expresses wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: mimara
The imperfect subjunctive of mimar (mimara, mimaras, mimara, mimáramos, mimarais, mimaran) is for past hypotheticals and wishes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no mimes
Use 'no mimes', 'no mime', 'no mimemos', 'no mimen', 'no miméis' for negative commands with mimar.