rastrear Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
rastrear — track
Commands using rastrear: rastrea (tú), rastree (usted), rastreemos (nosotros), rastread (vosotros), rastreen (ustedes).
rastrear Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative mood to give direct commands. For 'rastrear,' you might tell someone to track something, like a package or a signal.
Notes on rastrear in the Affirmative Imperative
Rastrear is regular in the affirmative imperative. The 'vosotros' form 'rastread' follows the standard '-ar' conjugation.
Example Sentences
¡Rastrea el paquete, por favor!
Track the package, please!
tú
Rastreen la señal de inmediato.
Track the signal immediately.
Rastreamos la ubicación de nuestro amigo perdido.
Let's track our lost friend's location.
nosotros
Rastread el movimiento en el bosque.
Track the movement in the forest.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the subjunctive instead of the imperative for a direct command.
Correct: Use 'Rastrea' for 'tú' command, not 'rastrees'.
Why: The imperative mood is specifically for direct commands; the subjunctive has different uses like expressing wishes or doubts.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'vosotros' form or using the 'ustedes' form incorrectly.
Correct: The 'vosotros' command is 'rastread', not 'rastreen'.
Why: 'Rastread' is specific to the 'vosotros' conjugation in the affirmative imperative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: rastreo
Present tense for rastrear: rastreo (yo), rastreas (tú), rastrea (él/ella/usted), rastreamos (nosotros), rastreáis (vosotros), rastrean (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Preterite
yo: rastreé
Preterite tense for rastrear: rastreé (yo), rastreaste (tú), rastreó (él/ella/usted), rastreamos (nosotros), rastreasteis (vosotros), rastrearon (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Imperfect
yo: rastreaba
Imperfect tense for rastrear: rastreaba (yo/él/ella/usted), rastreabas (tú), rastreábamos (nosotros), rastreabais (vosotros), rastreaban (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Future
yo: rastrearé
Future tense for rastrear: rastrearé (yo), rastrearás (tú), rastreará (él/ella/usted), rastrearemos (nosotros), rastrearéis (vosotros), rastrearán (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Conditional
yo: rastrearía
Conditional tense for rastrear: rastrearía (yo/él/ella/usted), rastrearías (tú), rastrearíamos (nosotros), rastrearíais (vosotros), rastrearían (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Present Subjunctive
yo: rastree
Present subjunctive for rastrear: rastree (yo/él/ella/usted), rastrees (tú), rastreemos (nosotros), rastreéis (vosotros), rastreen (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: rastreara
Past subjunctive for rastrear: rastreara/rastrease (yo/él/ella/usted), rastrearas/rastreases (tú), rastreáramos/rastreásemos (nosotros), rastrearais/rastraseis (vosotros), rastrearan/rastreasen (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no rastrees
Negative commands for rastrear: no rastrees (tú), no rastree (usted), no rastreemos (nosotros), no rastreéis (vosotros), no rastreen (ustedes).