rezar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
rezar — to pray
The imperative of rezar uses 'reza' for tú and 'rece' for formal commands.
rezar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give a direct command or request to pray.
Notes on rezar in the Affirmative Imperative
The formal commands (usted/ustedes) and 'nosotros' use the 'c' spelling because the endings start with 'e'.
Example Sentences
Reza un poco cada noche.
Pray a little every night.
tú
Rece por su familia, señora.
Pray for your family, ma'am.
Recemos juntos ahora.
Let's pray together now.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: reze (for tú)
Correct: reza
Why: The affirmative 'tú' command uses the present indicative 'él' form, which ends in 'a'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: rezo
The present tense of rezar is regular, following standard -ar endings.
Preterite
yo: recé
The preterite of rezar features a spelling change in the first person (recé) to maintain the soft 'c' sound.
Imperfect
yo: rezaba
The imperfect of rezar is regular, using the standard -aba endings.
Future
yo: rezaré
The future tense of rezar is regular: just add the endings to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: rezaría
The conditional of rezar is regular: infinitive + ía, ías, ía...
Present Subjunctive
yo: rece
The present subjunctive of rezar uses a 'c' instead of a 'z' in all forms (rece, reces...).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: rezara
The imperfect subjunctive of rezar is regular, based on the 'rezaron' stem.
Negative Imperative
yo: no reces
The negative imperative of rezar always uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.