quebrar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
quebrar — to break
The imperative of quebrar uses the stem-changed 'quiebra' for tú commands.
quebrar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use for direct orders to break something (like a piñata) or to bankrupt something.
Notes on quebrar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form (quiebra) and 'usted/ustedes' forms (quiebre/quiebren) use the stem change.
Example Sentences
¡Quiebra la piñata ahora!
Break the piñata now!
tú
Quiebre las nueces con cuidado, por favor.
Break the walnuts carefully, please.
Quebrad las ramas para la fogata.
Break the branches for the campfire.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'quebra' for the tú command.
Correct: quiebra
Why: The affirmative tú command matches the third-person singular present indicative, which has the stem change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: quiebro
Quebrar is a stem-changing verb in the present tense, changing e to ie in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: quebré
Quebrar is completely regular in the preterite; it does not have a stem change here.
Imperfect
yo: quebraba
The imperfect of quebrar is regular: quebraba, quebrabas, quebraba, quebrábamos, quebrabais, quebraban.
Future
yo: quebraré
The future tense of quebrar is regular: simply add the endings to the infinitive (quebrar-).
Conditional
yo: quebraría
The conditional of quebrar is regular: quebraría, quebrarías, quebraría, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: quiebre
The present subjunctive of quebrar follows the e > ie stem change in the same pattern as the present indicative.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: quebrara
The imperfect subjunctive of quebrar is regular, derived from the third-person plural preterite 'quebraron'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no quiebres
The negative imperative of quebrar uses the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'.