reconocer Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
reconocer — recognize
Use 'reconoce' (tú) or 'reconozca' (usted) to give commands.
reconocer Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to admit something or to identify something/someone immediately.
Notes on reconocer in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is regular (reconoce), but the 'usted', 'nosotros', and 'ustedes' forms use the 'zc' stem from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Reconoce que te has equivocado!
Admit (recognize) that you were wrong!
tú
Reconozca a los sospechosos, por favor.
Identify (recognize) the suspects, please.
Reconozcamos que el plan no funcionó.
Let's admit that the plan didn't work.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'reconozca' to a close friend.
Correct: Use 'reconoce'.
Why: 'Reconozca' is the formal (usted) command; 'reconoce' is the informal (tú) command.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: reconozco
Reconocer is irregular only in the 'yo' form: reconozco.
Preterite
yo: reconocí
Reconocer is regular in the preterite: reconocí, reconociste, reconoció, reconocimos, reconocisteis, reconocieron.
Imperfect
yo: reconocía
Reconocer is regular in the imperfect: reconocía, reconocías, reconocía, reconocíamos, reconocíais, reconocían.
Future
yo: reconoceré
Reconocer is regular in the future: reconoceré, reconocerás, reconocerá, etc.
Conditional
yo: reconocería
Reconocer is regular in the conditional: reconocería, reconocerías, reconocería, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: reconozca
The present subjunctive uses the 'reconozc-' stem for all forms.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: reconociera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'reconocier-' stem.
Negative Imperative
yo: no reconozcas
All negative commands for reconocer use the 'reconozc-' stem.