satisfacer Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
satisfacer — to satisfy
The command forms include the unique 'tú' form 'satisfaz'.
satisfacer Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to fulfill a requirement or satisfy a condition.
Notes on satisfacer in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' command is 'satisfaz' (shortened like 'haz'). The other forms match the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Satisfaz tu curiosidad y lee el libro.
Satisfy your curiosity and read the book.
tú
Satisfaga los criterios antes de enviar la solicitud.
Satisfy the criteria before sending the application.
Satisfaced vuestro apetito con estas tapas.
Satisfy your appetite with these tapas.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'satisface' for the tú command.
Correct: satisfaz
Why: While many verbs use the third-person present for commands, 'satisfacer' follows 'hacer' and becomes 'satisfaz'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: satisfago
Satisfacer follows the pattern of 'hacer' in the present tense, featuring a 'go' ending in the yo form: satisfago.
Preterite
yo: satisfice
Satisfacer is highly irregular in the preterite, using the stem 'satisfic-' (e.g., satisfice, satisfizo).
Imperfect
yo: satisfacía
The imperfect of satisfacer is completely regular: satisfacía, satisfacías, satisfacía...
Future
yo: satisfaré
The future tense uses the irregular stem 'satisfar-' (e.g., satisfaré, satisfarás).
Conditional
yo: satisfaría
The conditional uses the irregular stem 'satisfar-' followed by the -ía endings.
Present Subjunctive
yo: satisfaga
The present subjunctive is based on the 'yo' form 'satisfago', resulting in 'satisfaga'.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: satisficiera
This tense is built from the preterite 'ellos' form: satisficiera, satisficieras...
Negative Imperative
yo: no satisfagas
The negative imperative uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms: no satisfagas.