regalar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
regalar — to give a gift
The imperative of regalar is used for commands: regala (tú), regale (usted), regalad (vosotros), regalen (ustedes).
regalar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to give a gift or to encourage them to be generous.
Notes on regalar in the Affirmative Imperative
Regalar is regular. Note that the tú form 'regala' is identical to the present indicative él/ella form.
Example Sentences
¡Regala alegría a los demás!
Give joy to others!
tú
Regalen sus libros viejos a la biblioteca.
Give your old books to the library.
ustedes
Regalemos algo a los vecinos por su ayuda.
Let's give something to the neighbors for their help.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: regala (for vosotros).
Correct: regalad
Why: The affirmative vosotros command always ends in -d for regular verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: regalo
The present tense of regalar is regular: regalo, regalas, regala, regalamos, regaláis, regalan.
Preterite
yo: regalé
The preterite of regalar is regular: regalé, regalaste, regaló, regalamos, regalasteis, regalaron.
Imperfect
yo: regalaba
The imperfect of regalar follows the standard -aba pattern: regalaba, regalabas, regalaba, regalábamos, regalabais, regalaban.
Future
yo: regalaré
The future tense of regalar uses the infinitive plus endings: regalaré, regalarás, regalará, regalaremos, regalaréis, regalarán.
Conditional
yo: regalaría
The conditional of regalar is regular: regalaría, regalarías, regalaría, regalaríamos, regalaríais, regalarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: regale
The present subjunctive of regalar uses -e endings: regale, regales, regale, regalemos, regaléis, regalen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: regalara
The imperfect subjunctive of regalar is formed from the preterite stem: regalara, regalaras, regalara, regaláramos, regalarais, regalaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no regales
The negative imperative of regalar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms: no regales, no regale, no regalemos, no regaléis, no regalen.