
promover Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
promover — to promote
The imperative uses 'promueve' (tú) and 'promueva' (usted), following the stem change.
promover Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders or strong recommendations to encourage or advocate for something.
Notes on promover in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form matches the 3rd person singular present indicative (promueve). Other forms match the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Promueve tus ideas con confianza!
Promote your ideas with confidence!
tú
Promueva este servicio entre sus clientes.
Promote this service among your clients.
usted
Promovamos el diálogo hoy mismo.
Let's promote dialogue today.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: promova
Correct: promueva
Why: The imperative for usted/ustedes must include the o > ue stem change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: promuevo
Promover is a stem-changing verb where the 'o' becomes 'ue' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: promoví
In the preterite, promover is completely regular and follows standard -er endings.
Imperfect
yo: promovía
The imperfect of promover is regular: promovía, promovías, promovía, promovíamos, promovíais, promovían.
Future
yo: promoveré
The future tense is regular: add endings (-é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án) to the full infinitive promover.
Conditional
yo: promovería
The conditional uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: promovería, promoverías, promovería...
Present Subjunctive
yo: promueva
The present subjunctive follows the o > ue stem change, using -a endings: promueva, promuevas, promueva...
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: promoviera
Formed from the preterite 'ellos' form: promoviera, promovieras, promoviera...
Negative Imperative
yo: no promuevas
Uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no promuevas, no promueva, no promovamos...