
practicar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
practicar — to practice
Use 'practica' (tú) or 'practique' (usted) to give direct orders to practice.
practicar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this when coaching someone or giving instructions on how to improve a skill.
Notes on practicar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is regular (practica), but the 'usted' and 'ustedes' forms use the 'qu' spelling change (practique).
Example Sentences
¡Practica tu guitarra ahora!
Practice your guitar now!
tú
Practique los verbos para mañana.
Practice the verbs for tomorrow.
Practiquemos el diálogo en parejas.
Let's practice the dialogue in pairs.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: practice (for tú)
Correct: practica
Why: The affirmative 'tú' command uses the present indicative 'ella' form, not the subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: practico
Practicar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: practico, practicas, practica, etc.
Preterite
yo: practiqué
The preterite of practicar includes a spelling change in the 'yo' form (practiqué) to keep the 'k' sound.
Imperfect
yo: practicaba
The imperfect of practicar is regular: practicaba, practicabas, practicaba, practicábamos, practicabais, practicaban.
Future
yo: practicaré
The future of practicar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: practicaré, practicarás, practicará.
Conditional
yo: practicaría
The conditional uses the infinitive 'practicar' plus endings: practicaría, practicarías, practicaría.
Present Subjunctive
yo: practique
The present subjunctive of practicar uses 'qu' in all forms: practique, practiques, practique, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: practicara
The imperfect subjunctive is built from the 'ellos' preterite: practicara, practicaras, practicara.
Negative Imperative
yo: no practiques
Negative commands always use the subjunctive: no practiques, no practique, no practiquemos.