probar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
probar — try
Commands for probar: prueba (tú), pruebe (usted), probad (vosotros), prueben (ustedes).
probar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to 'Try it!' or 'Taste this!'.
Notes on probar in the Affirmative Imperative
The informal 'tú' and formal 'usted/ustedes' forms use the o>ue stem change.
Example Sentences
¡Prueba esto! Está delicioso.
Try this! It's delicious.
tú
Pruebe el vino, señor.
Taste the wine, sir.
Probemos la nueva aplicación.
Let's try the new app.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'proba' for the tú command.
Correct: prueba
Why: The affirmative tú command matches the 3rd person singular present indicative (prueba).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: pruebo
Probar is an o>ue stem-changer: pruebo, pruebas, prueba, probamos, probáis, prueban.
Preterite
yo: probé
Probar is completely regular in the preterite: probé, probaste, probó, probamos, probasteis, probaron.
Imperfect
yo: probaba
Probar is regular in the imperfect: probaba, probabas, probaba, probábamos, probabais, probaban.
Future
yo: probaré
The future of probar is regular: probaré, probarás, probará, probaremos, probaréis, probarán.
Conditional
yo: probaría
The conditional of probar is regular: probaría, probarías, probaría, probaríamos, probaríais, probarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: pruebe
Probar follows the o>ue change in the subjunctive: pruebe, pruebes, pruebe, probemos, probéis, prueben.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: probara
The imperfect subjunctive of probar is regular: probara, probaras, probara, probáramos, probarais, probaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no pruebes
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no pruebes (tú), no pruebe (usted), no probemos (nosotros), no prueben (ustedes).