resucitar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
resucitar — to bring back to life
Use 'resucita' (tú) and 'resucite' (usted) for direct commands with resucitar.
resucitar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is for direct commands. Think of telling someone to 'bring back to life' something or someone, like 'Resucita esa idea!' (Bring that idea back to life!).
Notes on resucitar in the Affirmative Imperative
Resucitar is regular in the imperative. The tú form is made by dropping the -ar and adding -a.
Example Sentences
¡Resucita tu entusiasmo!
Bring back your enthusiasm!
tú
¡Resuciten los viejos tiempos!
Bring back the old times!
Señor, ¡resucite a nuestro amigo!
Sir, bring our friend back to life!
usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present subjunctive form for tú commands, like 'no resucites'.
Correct: The affirmative tú command is 'resucita'. Negative commands use the subjunctive.
Why: Affirmative commands have different forms than the subjunctive, especially for -ar verbs.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'd' on the vosotros form.
Correct: The vosotros imperative is 'resucitad'.
Why: The standard rule for -ar verbs is to drop the -r and add -d for vosotros.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: resucito
The present tense of resucitar (resucito, resucita) describes current actions or general truths.
Preterite
yo: resucité
The preterite of resucitar (resucité, resucitaste, resucitó) marks completed actions in the past.
Imperfect
yo: resucitaba
The imperfect of resucitar (resucitaba, resucitaban) describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Future
yo: resucitaré
The future tense of resucitar (resucitaré, resucitará) indicates actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: resucitaría
The conditional of resucitar (resucitaría, resucitarían) expresses hypotheticals ('would').
Present Subjunctive
yo: resucite
The present subjunctive of resucitar (resucite, resuciten) is used for wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: resucitara
The imperfect subjunctive of resucitar (resucitara/resucitaran) expresses past hypotheticals or wishes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no resucites
Use 'no resucites' (tú) and 'no resucite' (usted) for negative commands with resucitar.