primar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
primar — to prevail
The imperative of primar has regular commands: prima (tú), prime (usted), primemos (nosotros), primad (vosotros), primen (ustedes).
primar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the affirmative imperative of primar for direct commands, telling someone to prevail or for them to let something prevail. It's like saying 'Prevail!' or 'Let it prevail!'.
Notes on primar in the Affirmative Imperative
Primar is regular in the affirmative imperative. The vosotros form 'primad' is unique to this verb ending.
Example Sentences
¡Prima tú con tu fuerza!
You prevail with your strength!
tú
Prime la justicia en este caso.
Let justice prevail in this case.
usted
¡Primemos en el debate!
Let's prevail in the debate!
nosotros
¡Primad vosotros ante la adversidad!
You all (vosotros) prevail in the face of adversity!
vosotros
¡Primen sus derechos!
Let their rights prevail!
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the subjunctive form instead of the imperative for tú.
Correct: Use 'prima' for the tú command, not 'primes'.
Why: The imperative tú form for regular -ar verbs ends in -a, while the present subjunctive ends in -es.
Mistake: Confusing the nosotros imperative and subjunctive.
Correct: The nosotros imperative is 'primemos', which is the same as the present subjunctive.
Why: For nosotros commands, the imperative and present subjunctive forms are identical.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: primo
The present indicative of primar is: primo, primas, prima, primamos, primáis, priman.
Preterite
yo: primé
The preterite of primar is regular: primé, primaste, primó, primamos, primasteis, primaron.
Imperfect
yo: primaba
The imperfect of primar is: primaba, primabas, primaba, primábamos, primabais, primaban.
Future
yo: primaré
The future of primar is regular: primaré, primarás, primará, primaremos, primaréis, primarán.
Conditional
yo: primaría
The conditional of primar is: primaría, primarías, primaría, primaríamos, primaríais, primarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: prime
The present subjunctive of primar is: prime (yo/él/ella/usted), primas (tú), primemos (nosotros), priméis (vosotros), primen (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: primara
The imperfect subjunctive of primar uses -ra or -se endings: primara/primase (yo/él/ella/usted), primaras/primases (tú), etc.
Negative Imperative
yo: no primes
Negative commands for primar use the present subjunctive: no primas (tú), no prime (usted), no primemos (nosotros), no priméis (vosotros), no primen (ustedes).