prevalecer Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
prevalecer — to prevail
The imperative uses 'prevalece' (tú) and the 'zc' forms for formal commands.
prevalecer Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Used to command or exhort something (like a value or a person) to prevail or dominate.
Notes on prevalecer in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is regular (prevalece), but 'usted', 'nosotros', and 'ustedes' use the 'zc' subjunctive stem.
Example Sentences
Prevalece, pase lo que pase.
Prevail, no matter what happens.
tú
Prevalezcamos sobre nuestros miedos.
Let us prevail over our fears.
nosotros
Prevalezcan por su honestidad.
Prevail (you all) through your honesty.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: prevalezca (for tú)
Correct: prevalece
Why: The affirmative 'tú' command usually matches the third-person singular present indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: prevalezco
Prevalecer is irregular in the first person (yo prevalezco) but follows regular -er patterns for all other forms.
Preterite
yo: prevalecí
Prevalecer is regular in the preterite: prevalecí, prevaleciste, prevaleció, prevalecimos, prevalecisteis, prevalecieron.
Imperfect
yo: prevalecía
Prevalecer is regular in the imperfect: prevalecía, prevalecías, prevalecía, prevalecíamos, prevalecíais, prevalecían.
Future
yo: prevaleceré
Prevalecer is regular in the future: prevaleceré, prevalecerás, prevalecerá, prevaleceremos, prevaleceréis, prevalecerán.
Conditional
yo: prevalecería
Prevalecer is regular in the conditional: prevalecería, prevalecerías, prevalecería, prevaleceríamos, prevaleceríais, prevalecerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: prevalezca
The present subjunctive uses the 'zc' stem from the 'yo' form: prevalezca, prevalezcas, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: prevaleciera
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite stem: prevaleciera, prevalecieras, etc.
Negative Imperative
yo: no prevalezcas
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.