privar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
privar — to deprive
Use 'priva' (tú) and other forms like 'prive' (usted) for direct commands with 'privar'.
privar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is for direct commands. For 'privar', you'd use it to tell someone to deprive another person or thing of something, like '¡Priva al ladrón de su libertad!' (Deprive the thief of his freedom!).
Notes on privar in the Affirmative Imperative
Privar is regular in the affirmative imperative, following the pattern for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
¡Priva al niño de su juguete si no se porta bien!
Deprive the child of his toy if he doesn't behave!
tú
¡Prive a los concursantes de la oportunidad de ganar!
Deprive the contestants of the chance to win!
usted
¡Privadnos de esta injusticia!
Deprive us of this injustice!
vosotros
¡No privemos a nadie de sus derechos!
Let's not deprive anyone of their rights!
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the subjunctive instead of the imperative for tú.
Correct: The tú command is 'priva', not 'prive'.
Why: Learners often confuse the affirmative tú imperative with the present subjunctive, but they are different for -ar verbs.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'd' in the vosotros form.
Correct: The vosotros command is 'privad', not 'priva'.
Why: The imperative ending for vosotros -ar verbs is -ad.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: privo
Use 'privo' (yo) and 'privan' (they) for current actions or general truths about depriving.
Preterite
yo: privé
The preterite of 'privar' is regular: privé, privaste, privó, privamos, privasteis, privaron.
Imperfect
yo: privaba
Use 'privaba' (he/she/it) for ongoing or habitual past deprivation.
Future
yo: privaré
Use 'privaré' (I will deprive) and 'privarán' (they will deprive) for future actions.
Conditional
yo: privaría
Use 'privaría' (I would deprive) for hypotheticals or polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
yo: prive
Use 'prive' (yo/él/ella/usted) after expressions of doubt, desire, or emotion.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: privara
Use 'privara' or 'privase' (yo/él/ella/usted) for past hypothetical situations or wishes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no prives
Use 'no prives' (tú) and other forms like 'no prive' (usted) for negative commands.