restablecer Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
restablecer — to restore
The imperative uses 'restablece' for tú and 'restablezca' for formal commands.
restablecer Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give a direct order to restore something, common in technical support or emergency situations.
Notes on restablecer in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is regular (restablece), but all other forms use the 'zc' stem from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Restablece los ajustes de fábrica ahora.
Restore factory settings now.
tú
Restablezca su conexión, por favor.
Please restore your connection.
usted
Restablezcamos el orden en la oficina.
Let's restore order in the office.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'restablece' for a formal 'usted' command.
Correct: restablezca
Why: Formal commands must use the subjunctive-based form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: restablezco
Restablecer follows the -zco pattern in the first person: restablezco, restableces, restablece, restablecemos, restablecéis, restablecen.
Preterite
yo: restablecí
Restablecer is regular in the preterite: restablecí, restableciste, restableció, restablecimos, restablecisteis, restablecieron.
Imperfect
yo: restablecía
The imperfect of restablecer is regular: restablecía, restablecías, restablecía, restablecíamos, restablecíais, restablecían.
Future
yo: restableceré
The future of restablecer is regular: restableceré, restablecerás, restablecerá, restableceremos, restableceréis, restablecerán.
Conditional
yo: restablecería
The conditional of restablecer is regular: restablecería, restablecerías, restablecería, restableceríamos, restableceríais, restablecerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: restablezca
The present subjunctive uses the 'zc' stem for all forms: restablezca, restablezcas, restablezca, restablezcamos, restablezcáis, restablezcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: restableciera
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite: restableciera, restablecieras, restableciera, restableciéramos, restablecierais, restablecieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no restablezcas
The negative imperative always uses the 'zc' stem: no restablezcas, no restablezca, no restablezcamos, no restablezcáis, no restablezcan.