obtener Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
obtener — to obtain
The imperative uses the short form 'obtén' for tú: obtén, obtenga, obtengamos, obtened, obtengan.
obtener Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders or advice on how to acquire something.
Notes on obtener in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'obtén' (shortened and accented), while the others follow the present subjunctive stem 'obteng-'.
Example Sentences
Obtén el recibo antes de salir.
Get the receipt before leaving.
tú
Obtenga su copia gratuita hoy.
Obtain your free copy today.
Obtengamos más información antes de decidir.
Let's get more information before deciding.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: obtiene
Correct: obtén
Why: For the informal command (tú), you must use the irregular short form 'obtén'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: obtengo
Obtener is a 'yo-go' verb with an e-ie stem change: obtengo, obtienes, obtiene, obtenemos, obtenéis, obtienen.
Preterite
yo: obtuve
Obtener uses the irregular 'uv' stem in the preterite: obtuve, obtuviste, obtuvo, obtuvimos, obtuvisteis, obtuvieron.
Imperfect
yo: obtenía
Obtener is completely regular in the imperfect: obtenía, obtenías, obtenía, obteníamos, obteníais, obtenían.
Future
yo: obtendré
Obtener uses the irregular stem 'obtendr-': obtendré, obtendrás, obtendrá, obtendremos, obtendréis, obtendrán.
Conditional
yo: obtendría
The conditional uses the irregular stem 'obtendr-': obtendría, obtendrías, obtendría, obtendríamos, obtendríais, obtendrían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: obtenga
The present subjunctive is built from the 'yo' form: obtenga, obtengas, obtenga, obtengamos, obtengáis, obtengan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: obtuviera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'obtuv-' stem: obtuviera, obtuvieras, obtuviera, obtuviéramos, obtuvierais, obtuvieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no obtengas
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive: no obtengas, no obtenga, no obtengamos, no obtengáis, no obtengan.