perdonar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
perdonar — to forgive
The affirmative imperative of perdonar uses perdona (tú) and perdonad (vosotros).
perdonar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to ask for forgiveness directly or to tell someone else to forgive. 'Perdona' is the standard way to say 'Excuse me' in informal Spanish.
Notes on perdonar in the Affirmative Imperative
Perdonar is regular. The tú form 'perdona' matches the present indicative third-person singular.
Example Sentences
¡Perdona! No te vi.
Forgive me! (Excuse me!) I didn't see you.
tú
Perdone, ¿dónde está el baño?
Excuse me (formal), where is the bathroom?
usted
Perdonemos a nuestros enemigos.
Let's forgive our enemies.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'perdonar' as a command.
Correct: Use 'perdona' (tú) or 'perdonad' (vosotros).
Why: The infinitive is not used for direct affirmative commands in Spanish.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: perdono
Perdonar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: perdono, perdonas, perdona, perdonamos, perdonáis, perdonan.
Preterite
yo: perdoné
The preterite of perdonar is regular: perdoné, perdonaste, perdonó, perdonamos, perdonasteis, perdonaron.
Imperfect
yo: perdonaba
Perdonar is regular in the imperfect: perdonaba, perdonabas, perdonaba, perdonábamos, perdonabais, perdonaban.
Future
yo: perdonaré
For the future of perdonar, add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: perdonaría
The conditional of perdonar uses the infinitive plus -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: perdone
To form the present subjunctive of perdonar, change the -ar ending to -e: perdone, perdones, perdone, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: perdonara
The imperfect subjunctive of perdonar is built from the 'ellos' preterite stem: perdonara, perdonaras, perdonara, etc.
Negative Imperative
yo: no perdones
The negative imperative of perdonar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms.