nevar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
nevar — to snow
The imperative of nevar is rarely used as it's a weather verb, but follows the e to ie change: nieva, nieve, nevemos, nevad, nieven.
nevar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is mostly used poetically or figuratively to command the weather or a person acting like snow.
Notes on nevar in the Affirmative Imperative
Follows the standard e to ie stem change for the 'tú', 'usted', and 'ustedes' forms.
Example Sentences
¡Nieva, cielo, nieva!
Snow, sky, snow!
tú
Nieve usted sobre el campo.
Snow (you, formal) over the field.
Nieven, nubes, por favor.
Snow, clouds, please.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'neva' for the tú command.
Correct: nieva
Why: The informal affirmative command uses the same form as the present indicative third-person singular, which has a stem change.
Mistake: Using 'nevad' in Latin America.
Correct: nieven
Why: 'Nevad' is the vosotros form used primarily in Spain; elsewhere, 'nieven' (ustedes) is used.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: nievo
Nevar has an e to ie stem change in the present: nievo, nievas, nieva, nevamos, neváis, nievan.
Preterite
yo: nevé
The preterite of nevar is regular: nevé, nevaste, nevó, nevamos, nevasteis, nevaron.
Imperfect
yo: nevaba
The imperfect of nevar is regular: nevaba, nevabas, nevaba, nevábamos, nevabais, nevaban.
Future
yo: nevaré
The future of nevar is regular: nevaré, nevarás, nevará, nevaremos, nevaréis, nevarán.
Conditional
yo: nevaría
The conditional of nevar is regular: nevaría, nevarías, nevaría, nevaríamos, nevaríais, nevarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: nieve
Nevar undergoes an e to ie stem change in the present subjunctive: nieve, nieves, nieve, nevemos, nevéis, nieven.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: nevara
The imperfect subjunctive of nevar uses the -ra or -se endings: nevara, nevaras, nevara, neváramos, nevarais, nevaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no nieves
The negative imperative of nevar uses the present subjunctive forms: no nieves, no nieve, no nevemos, no nevéis, no nieven.