renunciar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
renunciar — resign
Use 'renuncia' (tú), 'renuncie' (usted), 'renunciemos' (nosotros), 'renunciad' (vosotros), 'renuncien' (ustedes) for direct commands.
renunciar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is for giving direct orders or making strong suggestions. For 'renunciar', you might tell someone to step down or quit something immediately.
Notes on renunciar in the Affirmative Imperative
Renunciar is regular in the affirmative imperative. The tú form 'renuncia' is like the present indicative, but without context, it's clearly a command.
Example Sentences
¡Renuncia a ese puesto ahora mismo!
Resign from that position right now!
tú
Señor, renuncie a su cargo.
Sir, resign from your post.
usted
Amigos, ¡renunciemos a la pereza!
Friends, let's give up laziness!
nosotros
¡Vosotros, renunciad a vuestras quejas!
You all, give up your complaints!
vosotros
¡Ustedes, renuncien a esa idea!
You all, abandon that idea!
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive 'renunciar' instead of a conjugated imperative.
Correct: Use 'renuncia' for 'tú', 'renuncie' for 'usted', etc.
Why: Commands need to be conjugated to match the person being addressed.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'vosotros' ending '-d'.
Correct: The 'vosotros' form is 'renunciad', adding a 'd' to the stem.
Why: This is a unique ending for the 'vosotros' imperative in regular -ar verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: renuncio
Use 'renuncio' (yo), 'renuncias' (tú), 'renuncia' (él/ella/usted), 'renunciamos' (nosotros), 'renunciáis' (vosotros), 'renuncian' (ellos/ellas/ustedes) for current actions, habits, or general truths.
Preterite
yo: renuncié
Use 'renuncié' (yo), 'renunciaste' (tú), 'renunció' (él/ella/usted), 'renunciamos' (nosotros), 'renunciasteis' (vosotros), 'renunciaron' (ellos/ellas/ustedes) for completed past actions.
Imperfect
yo: renunciaba
Use 'renunciaba' (yo/él/ella/usted), 'renunciabas' (tú), 'renunciábamos' (nosotros), 'renunciabais' (vosotros), 'renunciaban' (ellos/ellas/ustedes) for ongoing or habitual past actions.
Future
yo: renunciaré
Use 'renunciaré' (yo), 'renunciarás' (tú), 'renunciará' (él/ella/usted), 'renunciaremos' (nosotros), 'renunciaréis' (vosotros), 'renunciarán' (ellos/ellas/ustedes) for future actions or probability.
Conditional
yo: renunciaría
Use 'renunciaría' (yo), 'renunciarías' (tú), 'renunciaría' (él/ella/usted), 'renunciaríamos' (nosotros), 'renunciaríais' (vosotros), 'renunciarían' (ellos/ellas/ustedes) for hypotheticals, polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: renuncie
Use 'renuncie' (yo/él/ella/usted), 'renunciemos' (nosotros), 'renunciéis' (vosotros), 'renuncien' (ellos/ellas/ustedes) after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: renunciara
Use 'renunciara' or 'renunciase' (yo/él/ella/usted/tú), 'renunciáramos' or 'renunciásemos' (nosotros), 'renunciarais' or 'renunciaseis' (vosotros), 'renunciaran' or 'renunciasen' (ellos/ellas/ustedes) for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no renuncies
Use 'no renuncies' (tú), 'no renuncie' (usted), 'no renunciemos' (nosotros), 'no renunciéis' (vosotros), 'no renuncien' (ustedes) for negative commands.