replicar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
replicar — to answer back
The affirmative imperative gives direct orders: replica (tú), replique (usted), repliquemos (nosotros), replicad (vosotros), repliquen (ustedes).
replicar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to respond or to command the replication of a specific task or file.
Notes on replicar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is regular (replica). The other forms require the 'qu' spelling change because they are borrowed from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡No te quedes callado, replica!
Don't stay silent, talk back/respond!
tú
Replique esta base de datos en el servidor secundario, por favor.
Replicate this database on the secondary server, please.
usted
Replicad el ejercicio que está en la pizarra.
Replicate the exercise that is on the board.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'replice' for the usted command.
Correct: replique
Why: The 'qu' is necessary to keep the hard 'k' sound.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: replico
Replicar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: replico, replicas, replica, replicamos, replicáis, replican.
Preterite
yo: repliqué
Replicar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form: repliqué, replicaste, replicó, replicamos, replicasteis, replicaron.
Imperfect
yo: replicaba
The imperfect of replicar is regular: replicaba, replicabas, replicaba, replicábamos, replicabais, replicaban.
Future
yo: replicaré
The future of replicar is regular: just add the endings to the infinitive (replicaré, replicarás, etc.).
Conditional
yo: replicaría
The conditional of replicar is regular: replicaría, replicarías, replicaría, replicaríamos, replicaríais, replicarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: replique
The present subjunctive of replicar requires a spelling change to keep the 'k' sound: replique, repliques, replique, repliquemos, repliquéis, repliquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: replicara
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the third-person plural preterite: replicara, replicaras, replicara, replicáramos, replicarais, replicaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no repliques
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no repliques, no replique, no repliquemos, no repliquéis, no repliquen.