permanecer Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
permanecer — to stay
Commands for staying: permanece (tú), permanezca (usted), permanezcan (ustedes).
permanecer Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders to remain in a place or a specific state (e.g., 'Stay calm!').
Notes on permanecer in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is regular (permanece). The 'usted', 'ustedes', and 'nosotros' forms use the 'zc' stem from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Permanece en tu sitio!
Stay in your seat!
tú
Por favor, permanezca sentado.
Please, remain seated.
Permanezcamos unidos en este momento.
Let's stay united at this time.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'permanezca' when talking informally to a friend.
Correct: permanece
Why: The informal 'tú' command uses the indicative 'él' form, not the subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: permanezco
Permanecer is irregular only in the 'yo' form: permanezco.
Preterite
yo: permanecí
The preterite of permanecer is regular: permanecí, permaneciste, permaneció, permanecimos, permanecisteis, permanecieron.
Imperfect
yo: permanecía
The imperfect of permanecer is regular: permanecía, permanecías, permanecía, etc.
Future
yo: permaneceré
The future of permanecer is regular: permaneceré, permanecerás, permanecerá, etc.
Conditional
yo: permanecería
The conditional of permanecer is regular: permanecería, permanecerías, permanecería, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: permanezca
The present subjunctive uses the 'zc' stem: permanezca, permanezcas, permanezca, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: permaneciera
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: permaneciera, permanecieras, permaneciera, etc.
Negative Imperative
yo: no permanezcas
Negative commands always use the 'zc' stem: no permanezcas, no permanezca, no permanezcan.