morder Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
morder — to bite
Use 'muerde' for informal commands and 'muerda' for formal ones.
morder Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone (or a pet) to bite something, often used in training or eating contexts.
Notes on morder in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form (muerde) and 'usted' form (muerda) follow the stem change, while 'vosotros' (morded) does not.
Example Sentences
¡Muerde el juguete!
Bite the toy!
tú
Muerda aquí, por favor.
Bite here, please (formal).
Morded el pan con cuidado.
Bite the bread carefully (plural/informal).
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: muerda (for tú)
Correct: muerde
Why: The affirmative 'tú' command usually looks like the present indicative 'él' form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: muerdo
Morder follows an O to UE stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: mordí
Morder is completely regular in the preterite, following standard -er endings.
Imperfect
yo: mordía
Morder is regular in the imperfect: mordía, mordías, mordía, mordíamos, mordíais, mordían.
Future
yo: morderé
The future of morder is regular: add endings to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: mordería
The conditional of morder is regular: mordería, morderías, mordería, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: muerda
Morder keeps its O to UE stem change in the subjunctive, except for nosotros and vosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: mordiera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'mordie-' stem: mordiera, mordieras, mordiera...
Negative Imperative
yo: no muerdas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no muerdas, no muerda, no mordamos.