presentar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
presentar — to introduce
The affirmative imperative of presentar: presenta (tú), presente (Ud.), presentemos, presentad, presenten.
presentar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this for direct commands: 'Introduce me!', 'Submit the paper!', or 'Present the show!'
Notes on presentar in the Affirmative Imperative
Presentar is regular. The 'tú' form is the same as the 3rd person singular present indicative.
Example Sentences
Presenta a tu amigo, por favor.
Introduce your friend, please.
tú
Presente sus documentos en la ventanilla.
Present your documents at the window.
Presentemos la idea al jefe ahora.
Let's present the idea to the boss now.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: presente (for tú command)
Correct: presenta
Why: The affirmative 'tú' command uses the -a ending, while 'presente' is for the formal 'usted'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: presento
The present of presentar is regular: presento, presentas, presenta, presentamos, presentáis, presentan.
Preterite
yo: presenté
The preterite of presentar is regular: presenté, presentaste, presentó, presentamos, presentasteis, presentaron.
Imperfect
yo: presentaba
The imperfect of presentar is regular: presentaba, presentabas, presentaba, presentábamos, presentabais, presentaban.
Future
yo: presentaré
The future of presentar is regular: presentaré, presentarás, presentará, presentaremos, presentaréis, presentarán.
Conditional
yo: presentaría
The conditional of presentar is regular: presentaría, presentarías, presentaría, presentaríamos, presentaríais, presentarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: presente
The present subjunctive of presentar is regular: presente, presentes, presente, presentemos, presentéis, presenten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: presentara
The imperfect subjunctive of presentar uses the -ra endings: presentara, presentaras, presentara, presentáramos, presentarais, presentaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no presentes
The negative imperative of presentar uses the present subjunctive: no presentes, no presente, no presentemos, no presentéis, no presenten.