representar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
representar — to represent
The imperative of representar gives commands: representa (tú), represente (usted), representad (vosotros), representen (ustedes).
representar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to represent a person, a brand, or a concept, or to instruct an actor to play a part.
Notes on representar in the Affirmative Imperative
Representar is regular. The 'tú' form is the same as the present indicative 'él/ella' form, and 'vosotros' simply changes the 'r' to 'd'.
Example Sentences
Representa a tu país con orgullo.
Represent your country with pride.
tú
Representen el papel con emoción.
Perform (represent) the role with emotion.
ustedes
Representemos a los trabajadores.
Let's represent the workers.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: representar (as a command for tú).
Correct: representa
Why: In Spanish, the infinitive is not used for direct affirmative commands to 'tú'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: represento
Representar is regular in the present tense: represento, representas, representa, representamos, representáis, representan.
Preterite
yo: representé
The preterite of representar follows regular -ar patterns: representé, representaste, representó, representamos, representasteis, representaron.
Imperfect
yo: representaba
Representar is regular in the imperfect: representaba, representabas, representaba, representábamos, representabais, representaban.
Future
yo: representaré
The future of representar uses the infinitive plus standard endings: representaré, representarás, representará, representaremos, representaréis, representarán.
Conditional
yo: representaría
The conditional of representar is regular: representaría, representarías, representaría, representaríamos, representaríais, representarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: represente
The present subjunctive of representar swaps -a for -e: represente, representes, represente, representemos, representéis, representen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: representara
The imperfect subjunctive of representar uses the preterite stem: representara, representaras, representara, representáramos, representarais, representaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no representes
The negative imperative of representar uses the present subjunctive forms: no representes, no represente, no representemos, no representéis, no representen.