perjudicar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
perjudicar — to harm
Direct commands: perjudica (tú), perjudique (usted), perjudicad (vosotros), perjudiquen (ustedes).
perjudicar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Used to give direct orders, though rarely used affirmatively with 'harm' unless in a sarcastic or very specific context.
Notes on perjudicar in the Affirmative Imperative
The formal commands (usted/ustedes) use the 'qu' spelling change inherited from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Perjudica a tu rival si quieres ganar.
Harm your rival if you want to win.
tú
Perjudiquen a la competencia con mejores precios.
Harm the competition with better prices.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: perjudice (usted)
Correct: perjudique
Why: Remember the spelling change: 'c' becomes 'qu' before 'e' to keep the hard sound.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: perjudico
Completely regular: perjudico, perjudicas, perjudica, perjudicamos, perjudicáis, perjudican.
Preterite
yo: perjudiqué
Mostly regular, but the 'yo' form changes to perjudiqué to keep the hard 'k' sound.
Imperfect
yo: perjudicaba
Regular -ar imperfect: perjudicaba, perjudicabas, perjudicaba, perjudicábamos, perjudicabais, perjudicaban.
Future
yo: perjudicaré
Regular: perjudicaré, perjudicarás, perjudicará, perjudicaremos, perjudicaréis, perjudicarán.
Conditional
yo: perjudicaría
Regular: perjudicaría, perjudicarías, perjudicaría, perjudicaríamos, perjudicaríais, perjudicarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: perjudique
Perjudicar has a spelling change (c to qu) in all forms: perjudique, perjudiques, perjudique, perjudiquemos, perjudiquéis, perjudiquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: perjudicara
Formed from the preterite: perjudicara, perjudicaras, perjudicara, perjudicáramos, perjudicarais, perjudicaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no perjudiques
Always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no perjudiques, no perjudique, no perjudiquemos, no perjudiquéis, no perjudiquen.