respetar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
respetar — to respect
The imperative of respetar gives commands: respeta, respete, respetemos, respetad, respeten.
respetar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to show respect, follow a rule, or honor a boundary. Often used in signs or by authority figures.
Notes on respetar in the Affirmative Imperative
Respetar is regular. The 'tú' form is the same as the present 'él' form, and 'vosotros' ends in 'd'.
Example Sentences
Respeta a tus mayores.
Respect your elders.
tú
Respeten el silencio en la biblioteca.
Respect the silence in the library.
ustedes
Respetemos las normas de tráfico.
Let's respect the traffic rules.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: respetar (as a command)
Correct: respeta / respetad
Why: Learners often use the infinitive for commands, which is usually incorrect in Spanish.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: respeto
Respetar is regular in the present: respeto, respetas, respeta, respetamos, respetáis, respetan.
Preterite
yo: respeté
The preterite of respetar is regular: respeté, respetaste, respetó, respetamos, respetasteis, respetaron.
Imperfect
yo: respetaba
The imperfect of respetar is regular: respetaba, respetabas, respetaba, respetábamos, respetabais, respetaban.
Future
yo: respetaré
The future of respetar is regular: respetaré, respetarás, respetará, respetaremos, respetaréis, respetarán.
Conditional
yo: respetaría
The conditional of respetar is regular: respetaría, respetarías, respetaría, respetaríamos, respetaríais, respetarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: respete
The present subjunctive of respetar uses 'e' endings: respete, respetes, respete, respetemos, respetéis, respeten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: respetara
The imperfect subjunctive of respetar is regular: respetara, respetaras, respetara, respetáramos, respetarais, respetaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no respetes
The negative imperative of respetar uses present subjunctive forms: no respetes, no respete, no respetemos, no respetéis, no respeten.