pactar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
pactar — to reach an agreement
Pacta (tú), pacte (usted), pactemos (nosotros), pactad (vosotros), pacten (ustedes) are the commands for pactar.
pactar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative of pactar for direct commands. For example, 'Pacta un trato justo' (Reach a fair deal) is a command to one person you know well.
Notes on pactar in the Affirmative Imperative
Pactar is regular in the affirmative imperative. Note that the 'tú' form drops the 'r' from the infinitive and adds 'a'.
Example Sentences
¡Pacta un buen precio!
Reach a good price!
tú
Señores, pacten el acuerdo antes de mediodía.
Gentlemen, reach the agreement before noon.
ustedes
Pactemos las condiciones ahora mismo.
Let's reach the conditions right now.
nosotros
Vosotros, pactad los detalles finales.
You all, reach the final details.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive instead of the imperative for a command.
Correct: Use 'Pacta' or 'Pacte' instead of 'Pactar'.
Why: The infinitive is the base form of the verb, not a command.
Mistake: Confusing 'tú' and 'usted' forms.
Correct: Use 'Pacta' for informal singular commands and 'Pacte' for formal singular commands.
Why: Spanish distinguishes between informal and formal address, which affects the imperative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: pacto
The present tense of pactar is pacto, pactas, pacta, pactamos, pactáis, pactan, used for current or habitual agreements.
Preterite
yo: pacté
The preterite of pactar is regular: pacté, pactaste, pactó, pactamos, pactasteis, pactaron, used for completed past agreements.
Imperfect
yo: pactaba
The imperfect of pactar is pactaba, pactabas, pactaba, pactábamos, pactabais, pactaban, used for ongoing or habitual past agreements.
Future
yo: pactaré
The future tense of pactar is pactaré, pactarás, pactará, pactaremos, pactaréis, pactarán, used for actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: pactaría
The conditional of pactar is pactaría, pactarías, pactaría, pactaríamos, pactaríais, pactarían, used for hypotheticals or polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
yo: pacte
The present subjunctive of pactar is pacte (yo/él/ella/usted), pactemos (nosotros), pacten (ellos/ellas/ustedes), used after expressions of doubt, desire, or emotion.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: pactara
The imperfect subjunctive forms of pactar are pactara/pactase (él/ella/usted) and pactaran/pactasen (ellos/ellas/ustedes), used for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no pactes
Negative commands for pactar use the present subjunctive: no pactes (tú), no pacte (usted), no pactemos (nosotros), no pactéis (vosotros), no pacten (ustedes).