padecer Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
padecer — to suffer from
The imperative forms for padecer are rarely used but follow standard -er rules and 'zc' for formal commands.
padecer Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Used in literary contexts or medical instructions, though rare as a direct command (you don't usually tell someone to suffer).
Notes on padecer in the Affirmative Imperative
The formal 'usted' and 'ustedes' commands use the 'zc' stem from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Padece en silencio, alma mía.
Suffer in silence, my soul.
tú
No padezca más, tome esta medicina.
Don't suffer anymore, take this medicine.
usted
Padeced con paciencia las dificultades.
Suffer the difficulties with patience.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: padezca (for tú)
Correct: padece
Why: The affirmative 'tú' command uses the third-person singular present indicative form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: padezco
Padecer is irregular in the 'yo' form (padezco), while all other forms follow regular -er patterns.
Preterite
yo: padecí
Padecer is completely regular in the preterite: padecí, padeciste, padeció, padecimos, padecisteis, padecieron.
Imperfect
yo: padecía
Padecer is regular in the imperfect: padecía, padecías, padecía, padecíamos, padecíais, padecían.
Future
yo: padeceré
Padecer is regular in the future; simply add the endings to the infinitive: padeceré, padecerás, etc.
Conditional
yo: padecería
The conditional uses the full infinitive 'padecer' + ía endings: padecería, padecerías, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: padezca
The 'zc' from the 'yo' form carries through all persons: padezca, padezcas, padezca, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: padeciera
Formed from the third-person plural preterite stem: padeciera, padecieras, padeciera.
Negative Imperative
yo: no padezcas
All negative commands use the 'zc' stem from the present subjunctive: no padezcas, no padezca.