sembrar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
sembrar — to sow
Use 'siembra' (tú) or 'siembren' (ustedes) to give direct orders to plant.
sembrar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this when telling someone directly to start sowing or planting in the garden.
Notes on sembrar in the Affirmative Imperative
The affirmative 'tú' form (siembra) and 'usted/ustedes' forms (siembre/n) use the e-to-ie stem change.
Example Sentences
¡Siembra las patatas ya!
Sow the potatoes now!
tú
Sembrad las semillas con cuidado.
Sow the seeds carefully.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'siembre' for the 'tú' command.
Correct: Siembra
Why: Siembra is the affirmative command for tú; siembre is for usted.
Master Spanish verbs in context
Memorizing tables only gets you so far. Read 200+ illustrated and narrated Spanish stories to see verbs like 'sembrar' used naturally — in the tenses you're learning.
Related Tenses
Present
yo: siembro
Sembrar has an e-to-ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: sembré
Sembrar is completely regular in the preterite: sembré, sembraste, sembró.
Imperfect
yo: sembraba
Sembrar is regular in the imperfect: sembraba, sembrabas, sembraba.
Future
yo: sembraré
Sembrar is regular in the future: sembraré, sembrarás, sembrará.
Conditional
yo: sembraría
Sembrar is regular in the conditional: sembraría, sembrarías, sembraría.
Present Subjunctive
yo: siembre
The present subjunctive follows the stem change: siembre, siembres, siembre, sembremos.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sembrara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: sembrara, sembraras, sembrara.
Negative Imperative
yo: no siembres
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no siembres, no siembre.