ordenar Present Conjugation
ordenar — to arrange
The present of ordenar is regular: ordeno, ordenas, ordena, ordenamos, ordenáis, ordenan.
ordenar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about current habits (I tidy my desk every day) or to give a command in a formal setting (The judge orders...).
Notes on ordenar in the Present
Ordenar is a standard -ar verb with no stem changes in the present tense.
Example Sentences
Siempre ordeno mis correos por fecha.
I always sort my emails by date.
yo
¿Ordenas tu cuarto todos los fines de semana?
Do you tidy your room every weekend?
tú
El camarero ordena las mesas de la terraza.
The waiter is arranging the tables on the terrace.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'ordenamos' for both past and present without context.
Correct: Check for time markers like 'hoy' or 'ayer'.
Why: The 'nosotros' form is identical in the present and preterite for -ar verbs.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: ordené
The preterite of ordenar is regular: ordené, ordenaste, ordenó, ordenamos, ordenasteis, ordenaron.
Imperfect
yo: ordenaba
The imperfect of ordenar is regular: ordenaba, ordenabas, ordenaba, ordenábamos, ordenabais, ordenaban.
Future
yo: ordenaré
The future of ordenar is regular: ordenaré, ordenarás, ordenará, ordenaremos, ordenaréis, ordenarán.
Conditional
yo: ordenaría
The conditional of ordenar is regular: ordenaría, ordenarías, ordenaría, ordenaríamos, ordenaríais, ordenarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: ordene
The present subjunctive of ordenar is regular: ordene, ordenes, ordene, ordenemos, ordenéis, ordenen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: ordenara
The imperfect subjunctive of ordenar is: ordenara, ordenaras, ordenara, ordenáramos, ordenarais, ordenaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ordena
The affirmative imperative (commands) for ordenar: ordena (tú), ordene (usted), ordenad (vosotros), ordenen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no ordenes
The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no ordenes, no ordene, no ordenemos, no ordenéis, no ordenen.