posar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
posar — to pose
Use posa, pose, posad, posemos, posen for direct commands with posar.
posar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is for giving direct commands. For 'posar', you'd use it to tell someone to strike a pose, like a photographer might say: '¡Posa para la foto!' (Pose for the photo!).
Notes on posar in the Affirmative Imperative
Posar is regular in the affirmative imperative, following the standard pattern for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
¡Posa aquí, por favor!
Pose here, please!
tú
Señor, pose para el retrato.
Sir, pose for the portrait.
usted
¡Posad bien!
Pose well!
vosotros
¡Posemos para la foto grupal!
Let's pose for the group photo!
nosotros
Ustedes, posen con elegancia.
You all, pose with elegance.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of imperative for commands.
Correct: Use the imperative forms like 'posa' or 'pose', not 'posas' or 'posa' (unless it's the usted form which is the same as present indicative).
Why: The imperative mood is specifically for commands, while the indicative describes facts or opinions.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'vosotros' form.
Correct: The 'vosotros' form is 'posad'.
Why: This form is specific to informal plural commands in Spain and needs to be learned separately.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: poso
Posar is regular in the present: poso, posas, posa, posamos, posáis, posan for current or habitual actions.
Preterite
yo: posé
Posé, posaste, posó, posamos, posasteis, posaron are the regular preterite forms for completed actions with posar.
Imperfect
yo: posaba
Posaba, posabas, posaba, posábamos, posabais, posaban are the regular imperfect forms for ongoing or habitual past actions with posar.
Future
yo: posaré
Posaré, posarás, posará, posaremos, posaréis, posarán are the regular future forms for actions that will happen with posar.
Conditional
yo: posaría
Posaría, posarías, posaría, posaríamos, posaríais, posarían are the regular conditional forms for hypotheticals ('would') with posar.
Present Subjunctive
yo: pose
Use pose, poses, posemos, poséis, posen for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after certain expressions with posar.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: posara
Use posara/posase, posaras/posases, etc., for past hypotheticals or wishes with posar.
Negative Imperative
yo: no poses
Use no posas, no pose, no poséis, no posemos, no posen for negative commands.