ocasionar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
ocasionar — to cause
The affirmative imperative of ocasionar uses standard command forms: ocasiona, ocasione, ocasionemos, ocasionad, ocasionen.
ocasionar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to cause something (usually something positive, like laughter or interest) or when instructing someone on how to initiate a process.
Notes on ocasionar in the Affirmative Imperative
Ocasionar is regular. The 'tú' command is the same as the third-person singular present indicative.
Example Sentences
Ocasiona una buena impresión en la entrevista.
Cause (make) a good impression in the interview.
tú
Ocasione interés en su público, señor.
Cause (generate) interest in your audience, sir.
usted
Ocasionad alegría allá donde vayáis.
Cause joy wherever you go.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: ocasionar
Correct: ocasionad
Why: In Spain, learners often use the infinitive instead of the proper -d ending for the vosotros command.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: ocasiono
Ocasionar is regular in the present: ocasiono, ocasionas, ocasiona, ocasionamos, ocasionáis, ocasionan.
Preterite
yo: ocasioné
The preterite of ocasionar follows regular -ar patterns: ocasioné, ocasionaste, ocasionó, ocasionamos, ocasionasteis, ocasionaron.
Imperfect
yo: ocasionaba
The imperfect of ocasionar uses standard -aba endings: ocasionaba, ocasionabas, ocasionaba, ocasionábamos, ocasionabais, ocasionaban.
Future
yo: ocasionaré
The future of ocasionar adds endings directly to the infinitive: ocasionaré, ocasionarás, ocasionará, ocasionaremos, ocasionaréis, ocasionarán.
Conditional
yo: ocasionaría
The conditional of ocasionar adds -ía endings to the infinitive: ocasionaría, ocasionarías, ocasionaría, ocasionaríamos, ocasionaríais, ocasionarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: ocasione
The present subjunctive of ocasionar uses -e endings: ocasione, ocasiones, ocasione, ocasionemos, ocasionéis, ocasionen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: ocasionara
The imperfect subjunctive of ocasionar uses the -ra endings: ocasionara, ocasionaras, ocasionara, ocasionáramos, ocasionarais, ocasionaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no ocasiones
Negative commands for ocasionar use the present subjunctive: no ocasiones, no ocasione, no ocasionemos, no ocasionéis, no ocasionen.