reforzar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
reforzar — to reinforce
Give commands using 'refuerza' (tú) or 'refuercen' (ustedes).
reforzar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use when giving direct orders to strengthen something, like telling a student to reinforce a concept.
Notes on reforzar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form uses the present indicative (refuerza), while other forms use the present subjunctive (refuerce, reforcemos, refuercen).
Example Sentences
Refuerza los estantes con más tornillos.
Reinforce the shelves with more screws.
tú
Refuerce usted su argumento con ejemplos.
Reinforce (polite) your argument with examples.
Reforcemos el compromiso con el cliente.
Let's reinforce the commitment to the client.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'refuerzad' for vosotros.
Correct: reforzad
Why: The affirmative vosotros command never has a stem change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: refuerzo
Reforzar follows an o-ue stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: reforcé
Reforzar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (reforcé) to keep the 'th/s' sound.
Imperfect
yo: reforzaba
Reforzar is completely regular in the imperfect: reforzaba, reforzabas, reforzaba...
Future
yo: reforzaré
Reforzar is regular in the future; just add endings to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: reforzaría
The conditional uses the infinitive 'reforzar' plus endings like -ía, -ías, -ía.
Present Subjunctive
yo: refuerce
The present subjunctive features the o-ue stem change and the z-c spelling change.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: reforzara
Formed from the 'reforzaron' stem: reforzara, reforzaras, reforzara...
Negative Imperative
yo: no refuerces
All negative commands for reforzar use the present subjunctive forms.