prever Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
prever — to foresee
The affirmative imperative commands someone to anticipate: prevé (tú), prevea (usted), preveamos (nosotros), preved (vosotros), prevean (ustedes).
prever Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to plan ahead or anticipate a specific situation.
Notes on prever in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'prevé' (with an accent), mirroring the 'tú' form of 'ver' (ve) but adding the prefix and an accent to keep the stress on the 'e'.
Example Sentences
Prevé los posibles fallos antes de empezar.
Anticipate the possible failures before starting.
tú
Prevea usted los gastos de envío.
Foresee the shipping costs (formal).
usted
Preveamos cualquier problema técnico.
Let's anticipate any technical problems.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'prevee' as a command.
Correct: prevé
Why: Just like the present tense, people often double the 'e' incorrectly. It should be 'prevé'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: preveo
The present tense of prever mimics 'ver': preveo, prevés, prevé, prevemos, prevéis, prevén.
Preterite
yo: preví
The preterite of prever is irregular, following 'ver': preví, previste, previó, previmos, previsteis, previeron.
Imperfect
yo: preveía
The imperfect of prever uses the double 'e' pattern: preveía, preveías, preveía, preveíamos, preveíais, preveían.
Future
yo: preveré
The future of prever is regular based on the infinitive: preveré, preverás, preverá, preveremos, preveréis, preverán.
Conditional
yo: prevería
The conditional of prever is regular: prevería, preverías, prevería, preveríamos, preveríais, preverían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: prevea
The present subjunctive of prever follows the pattern of 'ver': prevea, preveas, prevea, preveamos, preveáis, prevean.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: previera
The imperfect subjunctive of prever uses the -ra or -se endings: previera, previeras, previera, previéramos, previerais, previeran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no preveas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no preveas, no prevea, no preveamos, no preveáis, no prevean.