restar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
restar — to subtract
The affirmative imperative of restar gives commands: resta, reste, restemos, restad, resten.
restar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to subtract a number or to instruct someone not to let something diminish their effort.
Notes on restar in the Affirmative Imperative
Restar is regular in the imperative. The 'vosotros' form replaces the -r of the infinitive with a -d.
Example Sentences
Resta cinco de esta columna, por favor.
Subtract five from this column, please.
tú
Resten el total antes de pagar.
Subtract the total before paying (you all).
ustedes
Restemos los errores para ver el resultado real.
Let's subtract the errors to see the real result.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: restar (as a command)
Correct: restad
Why: In Spain, learners often use the infinitive instead of the correct -d ending for the vosotros command.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: resto
The present tense of restar is regular: resto, restas, resta, restamos, restáis, restan.
Preterite
yo: resté
Restar is regular in the preterite: resté, restaste, restó, restamos, restasteis, restaron.
Imperfect
yo: restaba
The imperfect of restar follows the standard -aba pattern: restaba, restabas, restaba, restábamos, restabais, restaban.
Future
yo: restaré
The future of restar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: restaré, restarás, restará, restaremos, restaréis, restarán.
Conditional
yo: restaría
The conditional of restar is regular: restaría, restarías, restaría, restaríamos, restaríais, restarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: reste
The present subjunctive of restar uses -e endings: reste, restes, reste, restemos, restéis, resten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: restara
The imperfect subjunctive of restar is regular: restara, restaras, restara, restáramos, restarais, restaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no restes
The negative imperative of restar uses the present subjunctive: no restes, no reste, no restemos, no restéis, no resten.