rebotar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
rebotar — to bounce
Rebota, rebote, rebotemos, rebotad, reboten are the commands for 'to bounce'.
rebotar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative for direct commands. For example, 'Rebota la pelota' means 'Bounce the ball'. The 'tú' form, 'rebota', is common for informal commands.
Notes on rebotar in the Affirmative Imperative
Rebotar is regular in the imperative. The 'vosotros' form 'rebotad' is formed by dropping the -r and adding -d.
Example Sentences
¡Rebota la pelota contra la pared!
Bounce the ball against the wall!
tú
Señor, rebote usted la pelota suavemente.
Sir, bounce the ball gently.
usted
¡Rebotemos la pelota para calentar!
Let's bounce the ball to warm up!
nosotros
¡Rebotad con cuidado, niños!
Bounce carefully, children!
vosotros
Ustedes, ¡reboten la pelota alto!
You all, bounce the ball high!
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of imperative, like 'Tú rebotas la pelota'.
Correct: Use the imperative: '¡Tú rebota la pelota!'
Why: The imperative mood is used for direct commands, not for stating facts or habits.
Mistake: Incorrectly forming the vosotros imperative, like 'reboten' instead of 'rebotad'.
Correct: The vosotros imperative is 'rebotad'.
Why: For -ar verbs, the vosotros imperative replaces the -r with a -d.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: reboto
Current or habitual bounces: reboto, rebotas, rebota, rebotamos, rebotáis, rebotan.
Preterite
yo: reboté
Completed bounces: reboté, rebotaste, rebotó, rebotamos, rebotasteis, rebotaron.
Imperfect
yo: rebotaba
Past ongoing/habitual bounces: rebotaba, rebotabas, rebotábamos, rebotabais, rebotaban.
Future
yo: rebotaré
Future bounces: rebotaré, rebotarás, rebotará, rebotaremos, rebotaréis, rebotarán.
Conditional
yo: rebotaría
Hypothetical bounces: rebotaría, rebotarías, rebotaría, rebotaríamos, rebotaríais, rebotarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: rebote
Wishes/doubts about bouncing: rebote, rebotes, rebotemos, rebotéis, reboten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: rebotara
Hypothetical past bounces: rebotara, rebotaras, rebotase, rebotáramos, rebotarais, rebotaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no rebotes
Don't bounce: no rebotes, no rebote, no rebotemos, no rebotéis, no reboten.