renovar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
renovar — to renew
The imperative for renovar uses 'renueva' (tú) and 'renueve' (usted), following the stem change.
renovar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use to give direct orders or instructions to renew something, like a book or a license.
Notes on renovar in the Affirmative Imperative
The stem change (o > ue) applies to all forms except 'nosotros' and 'vosotros'.
Example Sentences
Renueva tu suscripción ahora.
Renew your subscription now.
tú
Renueve los documentos, por favor.
Renew the documents, please.
Renovad el carnet antes de salir.
Renew your ID cards before leaving.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'renova' for the tú command.
Correct: The correct command is 'renueva'.
Why: Informal affirmative commands (tú) usually match the third-person singular of the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: renuevo
Renovar is a stem-changing verb (o to ue) in the present tense, except for nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: renové
Renovar is completely regular in the preterite; it does NOT have a stem change here.
Imperfect
yo: renovaba
Renovar is regular in the imperfect: renovaba, renovabas, renovaba, renovábamos, renovabais, renovaban.
Future
yo: renovaré
Renovar is regular in the future: add -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: renovaría
Renovar is regular in the conditional: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: renueve
The present subjunctive of renovar follows the stem change (o to ue) except for nosotros/vosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: renovara
Formed using the preterite base: renovara, renovaras, renovara, renováramos, renovarais, renovaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no renueves
Negative commands for renovar use the present subjunctive: no renueves, no renueve, no renovemos, no renovéis, no renueven.