reducir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
reducir — reduce
The imperative uses 'reduce' for tú and 'reduzca' for formal commands.
reducir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders to decrease something, like speed, volume, or quantities.
Notes on reducir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'reduce' (regular), but the formal (usted/ustedes) and 'nosotros' forms use the 'zc' stem.
Example Sentences
¡Reduce la velocidad!
Reduce your speed!
tú
Reduzca el fuego a fuego lento.
Reduce the heat to a simmer.
Reduzcamos el uso de plástico.
Let's reduce the use of plastic.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'reduzca' for a friend (tú).
Correct: Use 'reduce' for informal commands.
Why: The affirmative tú command usually matches the third-person singular of the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: reduzco
Reducir is irregular only in the 'yo' form, which ends in -zco (reduzco).
Preterite
yo: reduje
The preterite of reducir is irregular, using a 'j' stem: reduje, redujiste, redujo, redujimos, redujisteis, redujeron.
Imperfect
yo: reducía
Reducir is regular in the imperfect: reducía, reducías, reducía, reducíamos, reducíais, reducían.
Future
yo: reduciré
Reducir is regular in the future tense: reduciré, reducirás, reducirá, reduciremos, reduciréis, reducirán.
Conditional
yo: reduciría
Reducir is regular in the conditional: reduciría, reducirías, reduciría, reduciríamos, reduciríais, reducirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: reduzca
The present subjunctive uses the 'zc' stem from the yo-form: reduzca, reduzcas, reduzca, reduzcamos, reduzcáis, reduzcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: redujera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'j' stem from the preterite: redujera, redujeras, redujera, redujéramos, redujerais, redujeran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no reduzcas
The negative imperative always uses the 'zc' stem: no reduzcas, no reduzca, no reduzcamos, no reduzcáis, no reduzcan.