resonar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
resonar — to resound
The imperative uses the stem change in most forms: resuena (tú), resuene (usted), resuenen (ustedes).
resonar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to command something to resound, often used poetically or when adjusting audio equipment.
Notes on resonar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú', 'usted', and 'ustedes' forms use the o-ue stem change. 'Vosotros' (resonad) and 'nosotros' (resonemos) do not.
Example Sentences
¡Resuena, campana de la libertad!
Resound, bell of freedom!
tú
Resonemos todos con una sola voz.
Let us all resound with a single voice.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'resona' for the tú command.
Correct: resuena
Why: The affirmative tú command for resonar requires the stem change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: resueno
In the present tense, resonar follows an o-ue stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: resoné
The preterite of resonar is completely regular, following the standard -ar pattern.
Imperfect
yo: resonaba
The imperfect of resonar is regular: resonaba, resonabas, resonaba, resonábamos, resonabais, resonaban.
Future
yo: resonaré
The future tense is fully regular: resonaré, resonarás, resonará, resonaremos, resonaréis, resonarán.
Conditional
yo: resonaría
The conditional is regular: resonaría, resonarías, resonaría, resonaríamos, resonaríais, resonarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: resuene
The present subjunctive follows the o-ue stem change: resuene, resuenes, resuene, resonemos, resonéis, resuenen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: resonara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular and built from the preterite base: resonara, resonaras, resonara...
Negative Imperative
yo: no resuenes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no resuenes, no resuene, no resonemos, no resuenen.