
perseguir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
perseguir — to chase
Use 'persigue' (tú) or 'persiga' (usted) to tell someone to go after something.
perseguir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use commands to encourage someone to follow their dreams or to literally tell someone to chase a person or object.
Notes on perseguir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form uses the present indicative 'él' form (persigue). The other forms (usted, nosotros, ustedes) use the subjunctive stem (persig-).
Example Sentences
¡Persigue tus sueños, no te rindas!
Pursue your dreams, don't give up!
tú
Persiga a ese hombre, ¡se llevó mi bolso!
Chase that man, he took my bag!
usted
Persigamos la paz en el mundo.
Let's pursue peace in the world.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: persiga (for tú)
Correct: persigue
Why: The affirmative 'tú' command is usually the same as the present indicative 'he/she' form, not the subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: persigo
Perseguir has an 'e > i' stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros, plus a 'go' ending in the 'yo' form.
Preterite
yo: perseguí
Perseguir has a third-person stem change (e > i) in the preterite: persiguió and persiguieron.
Imperfect
yo: perseguía
Perseguir is regular in the imperfect: perseguía, perseguías, perseguía...
Future
yo: perseguiré
Perseguir is regular in the future tense: just add endings to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: perseguiría
The conditional of perseguir is regular: add -ía endings to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: persiga
The present subjunctive uses the 'persig-' stem: persiga, persigas, persiga...
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: persiguiera
The imperfect subjunctive is based on the third-person preterite stem: persiguiera.
Negative Imperative
yo: no persigas
Negative commands always use the present subjunctive: no persigas, no persiga.