patear Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
patear — to kick
The affirmative imperative of patear uses: patea (tú), patee (usted), patead (vosotros), pateen (ustedes).
patear Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use these forms to give a direct command to someone to kick something, like a coach telling a player.
Notes on patear in the Affirmative Imperative
Patear is regular. The 'tú' command is the same as the third-person present indicative.
Example Sentences
¡Patea el balón ahora!
Kick the ball now!
tú
Patee usted la puerta con cuidado.
Kick the door carefully (formal).
Pateen todos a la vez.
Everyone kick at the same time.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: patear (as a command)
Correct: patea
Why: In Spanish, the infinitive is generally not used for direct second-person commands; use 'patea' for 'tú'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: pateo
The present of patear is regular: pateo, pateas, patea, pateamos, pateáis, patean.
Preterite
yo: pateé
The preterite of patear is regular: pateé, pateaste, pateó, pateamos, pateasteis, patearon.
Imperfect
yo: pateaba
The imperfect of patear is regular: pateaba, pateabas, pateaba, pateábamos, pateabais, pateaban.
Future
yo: patearé
The future of patear is regular: patearé, patearás, pateará, patearemos, patearéis, patearán.
Conditional
yo: patearía
The conditional of patear is regular: patearía, patearías, patearía, patearíamos, patearíais, patearían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: patee
The present subjunctive of patear is regular: patee, patees, patee, pateemos, pateéis, pateen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: pateara
The imperfect subjunctive of patear is regular: pateara, patearas, pateara, pateáramos, patearais, patearan.
Negative Imperative
yo: no patees
The negative imperative of patear is: no patees, no patee, no pateemos, no pateéis, no pateen.