registrar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
registrar — to record
Use the imperative 'registra' (tú) and 'registren' (ustedes) for direct commands to record.
registrar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is for direct commands. Use 'registra' for 'tú', 'registre' for 'usted', 'registremos' for 'nosotros', 'registrad' for 'vosotros', and 'registren' for 'ustedes'. It's for telling someone to record something right now.
Notes on registrar in the Affirmative Imperative
Registrar is regular in the affirmative imperative.
Example Sentences
¡Registra tus gastos diarios!
Record your daily expenses!
tú
Por favor, registre la temperatura cada hora.
Please record the temperature every hour.
usted
Registremos los resultados en el cuaderno.
Let's record the results in the notebook.
nosotros
¡Registrad todos los detalles!
Record all the details!
vosotros
Registren la información en el sistema.
Record the information in the system.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of imperative for commands.
Correct: Use 'registra' not 'registras' for a command to 'tú'.
Why: The imperative is a distinct mood used for direct orders.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'vosotros' form 'registrad'.
Correct: Remember 'registrad' for commands directed at 'vosotros'.
Why: 'Vosotros' commands have a unique, regular ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: registro
The present tense 'registro', 'registras', 'registra', etc., is for current actions, habits, or general truths about recording.
Preterite
yo: registré
The preterite of registrar is regular: registré, registraste, registró, registramos, registrasteis, registraron.
Imperfect
yo: registraba
The imperfect 'registraba' describes ongoing or habitual past actions of recording.
Future
yo: registraré
The future tense 'registraré', 'registrarás', etc., states what will be recorded.
Conditional
yo: registraría
The conditional 'registraría' expresses hypothetical 'would' actions, polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: registre
Use 'registre' (yo/él/ella/usted) and 'registren' (ellos/ellas/ustedes) after expressions of doubt, desire, or emotion.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: registrara
The imperfect subjunctive forms like 'registrara' or 'registrara' are used for past hypotheticals or polite requests.
Negative Imperative
yo: no registres
Use 'no registres' (tú) and 'no registren' (ustedes) with 'no' to forbid recording.