
mostrar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
mostrar — to show
Affirmative commands use the stem change: muestra (tú), muestre (usted), mostremos (nosotros), mostrad (vosotros), muestren (ustedes).
mostrar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to show something, like 'Show me the photos!' or 'Show your ticket.'
Notes on mostrar in the Affirmative Imperative
The singular and 3rd-person plural forms use the 'ue' stem change. The 'vosotros' form is always the infinitive with the 'r' replaced by 'd'.
Example Sentences
Muestra tu carné en la entrada.
Show your ID at the entrance.
tú
Muestre su billete al conductor.
Show your ticket to the driver.
¡Mostradme lo que habéis comprado!
Show me (guys) what you have bought!
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'mostra' for the tú command.
Correct: muestra
Why: The tú command usually matches the 3rd-person singular present indicative, which has the stem change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: muestro
Mostrar is an o > ue stem-changing verb in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: mostré
The preterite of mostrar is regular: mostré, mostraste, mostró, mostramos, mostrasteis, mostraron.
Imperfect
yo: mostraba
Mostrar is regular in the imperfect: mostraba, mostrabas, mostraba, mostrábamos, mostrabais, mostraban.
Future
yo: mostraré
The future of mostrar is regular: mostraré, mostrarás, mostrará, mostraremos, mostraréis, mostrarán.
Conditional
yo: mostraría
The conditional of mostrar is regular: mostraría, mostrarías, mostraría, mostraríamos, mostraríais, mostrarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: muestre
The present subjunctive follows the o > ue stem change: muestre, muestres, muestre, mostremos, mostréis, muestren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: mostrara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: mostrara, mostraras, mostrara, mostráramos, mostrarais, mostraran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no muestres
Negative commands are based on the present subjunctive: no muestres, no muestre, no mostremos, no mostréis, no muestren.