sangrar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
sangrar — to bleed
The affirmative imperative of sangrar: sangra (tú), sangre (usted), sangremos (nosotros), sangrad (vosotros), sangren (ustedes).
sangrar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
While rare in common speech, this could be used in a medical context when a doctor is performing a procedure and needs a specific area to bleed (e.g., 'Let it bleed to clean the wound').
Notes on sangrar in the Affirmative Imperative
Sangrar is regular. The 'tú' form is the same as the present 'él/ella' form, and 'vosotros' simply replaces the 'r' with a 'd'.
Example Sentences
Sangra un poco más para limpiar la suciedad.
Bleed a little more to clean out the dirt.
tú
Sangrad aquí en el recipiente.
Bleed here in the container.
vosotros
Sangre un poco, es necesario para la prueba.
Bleed a little, it is necessary for the test.
usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: sangre (for tú)
Correct: sangra
Why: Using the subjunctive 'e' ending for the affirmative tú command is a common mix-up with negative commands.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sangro
The present tense of sangrar is regular: sangro, sangras, sangra, sangramos, sangráis, sangran.
Preterite
yo: sangré
The preterite of sangrar is regular: sangré, sangraste, sangró, sangramos, sangrasteis, sangraron.
Imperfect
yo: sangraba
The imperfect of sangrar is regular: sangraba, sangrabas, sangraba, sangrábamos, sangrabais, sangraban.
Future
yo: sangraré
The future of sangrar uses the infinitive as the stem: sangraré, sangrarás, sangrará, sangraremos, sangraréis, sangrarán.
Conditional
yo: sangraría
The conditional of sangrar is regular: sangraría, sangrarías, sangraría, sangraríamos, sangraríais, sangrarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sangre
The present subjunctive of sangrar uses -e endings: sangre, sangres, sangre, sangremos, sangréis, sangren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sangrara
The imperfect subjunctive of sangrar is regular: sangrara, sangraras, sangrara, sangráramos, sangrarais, sangraran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no sangres
The negative imperative of sangrar uses present subjunctive forms: no sangres, no sangre, no sangremos, no sangréis, no sangren.