preservar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
preservar — to preserve
The imperative of preservar uses regular -ar endings: preserva, preserve, preservemos, preservad, preserven.
preservar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the affirmative imperative to give direct commands or make strong suggestions to someone. For example, telling a friend to preserve a memory or instructing someone to preserve food.
Notes on preservar in the Affirmative Imperative
Preservar is regular in the affirmative imperative. Note that 'preservad' is the 'vosotros' form, less common in Latin America.
Example Sentences
¡Preserva tu inocencia!
Preserve your innocence!
tú
Señor, preserve la paz.
Sir, preserve the peace.
usted
¡Preservemos la historia para las futuras generaciones!
Let's preserve history for future generations!
nosotros
¡Preservad vuestra cultura!
Preserve your culture!
vosotros
¡Preserven la evidencia!
Preserve the evidence!
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the imperative for commands.
Correct: Use 'preserva' for 'tú' commands, not 'preservas'.
Why: The imperative mood is specifically for commands and has unique endings.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'vosotros' ending.
Correct: The 'vosotros' command form is 'preservad'.
Why: This is a specific ending for the informal plural 'you' in Spain.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: preservo
The present indicative of preservar is regular: preservo, preservas, preserva, preservamos, preserváis, preservan.
Preterite
yo: preservé
The preterite of preservar is regular: preservé, preservaste, preservó, preservamos, preservasteis, preservaron.
Imperfect
yo: preservaba
The imperfect of preservar is regular: preservaba, preservabas, preservaba, preservábamos, preservabais, preservaban.
Future
yo: preservaré
The future tense of preservar is regular, adding endings to the infinitive: preservaré, preservarás, preservará, preservaremos, preservaréis, preservarán.
Conditional
yo: preservaría
The conditional of preservar is regular: preservaría, preservarías, preservaría, preservaríamos, preservaríais, preservarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: preserve
The present subjunctive of preservar uses regular -ar endings: preserve, preserves, preservemos, preservéis, preserven.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: preservara
The imperfect subjunctive of preservar uses -ra or -se endings: preservara/preservase, preservaras/preservases, etc.
Negative Imperative
yo: no preserves
Negative commands for preservar use 'no' + present subjunctive: no preserves, no preserve, no preservemos, no preservéis, no preserven.