otorgar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
otorgar — to grant
The imperative of otorgar uses the regular 'tú' form (otorga) and subjunctive-based forms for others (otorgue, otorguen).
otorgar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to command someone to grant a right, a prize, or attention.
Notes on otorgar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is regular (otorga). The 'usted', 'nosotros', and 'ustedes' forms use the 'gu' spelling change because they are pulled from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Otorga el perdón a tu hermano.
Grant forgiveness to your brother.
tú
Otorguen el premio al ganador, por favor.
Grant the prize to the winner, please.
ustedes
Otorguemos una oportunidad al nuevo empleado.
Let's grant an opportunity to the new employee.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'otorge' for the formal command.
Correct: otorgue
Why: Formal commands (usted) for -gar verbs always require the 'gu' to keep the hard 'g' sound.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: otorgo
The present tense of otorgar is regular: otorgo, otorgas, otorga, otorgamos, otorgáis, otorgan.
Preterite
yo: otorgué
The preterite of otorgar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (otorgué), but is otherwise regular.
Imperfect
yo: otorgaba
The imperfect of otorgar is completely regular: otorgaba, otorgabas, otorgaba, otorgábamos, otorgabais, otorgaban.
Future
yo: otorgaré
The future tense of otorgar is regular: otorgaré, otorgarás, otorgará, otorgaremos, otorgaréis, otorgarán.
Conditional
yo: otorgaría
The conditional of otorgar is regular: otorgaría, otorgarías, otorgaría, otorgaríamos, otorgaríais, otorgarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: otorgue
The present subjunctive of otorgar requires a 'gu' spelling change in all forms: otorgue, otorgues, otorgue, otorguemos, otorguéis, otorguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: otorgara
The imperfect subjunctive of otorgar is regular (based on the preterite): otorgara, otorgaras, otorgara, otorgáramos, otorgarais, otorgaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no otorgues
The negative imperative of otorgar always uses the 'gu' spelling change: no otorgues, no otorgue, no otorguemos, no otorguéis, no otorguen.