sobrevivir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
sobrevivir — to survive
The imperative of sobrevivir is regular: sobrevive (tú), sobreviva (usted), sobrevivamos (nosotros), sobrevivíd (vosotros), sobrevivan (ustedes).
sobrevivir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give commands or strong encouragement to stay alive or get through a difficult period.
Notes on sobrevivir in the Affirmative Imperative
Sobrevivir is regular in the imperative. Remember the 'd' ending for the vosotros form.
Example Sentences
¡Sobrevive, por favor!
Survive, please!
tú
¡Sobrevivan a la tormenta!
Survive the storm!
ustedes
Sobrevivamos juntos a este reto.
Let's survive this challenge together.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: sobreviva (tú)
Correct: sobrevive
Why: The affirmative 'tú' command uses the present indicative form, not the subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sobrevivo
Sobrevivir is completely regular in the present tense: sobrevivo, sobrevives, sobrevive, sobrevivimos, sobrevivís, sobreviven.
Preterite
yo: sobreviví
Sobrevivir is regular in the preterite: sobreviví, sobreviviste, sobrevivió, sobrevivimos, sobrevivisteis, sobrevivieron.
Imperfect
yo: sobrevivía
Sobrevivir in the imperfect follows regular -ir patterns: sobrevivía, sobrevivías, sobrevivía, sobrevivíamos, sobrevivíais, sobrevivían.
Future
yo: sobreviviré
The future of sobrevivir uses the infinitive plus standard endings: sobreviviré, sobrevivirás, sobrevivirá, sobreviviremos, sobreviviréis, sobrevivirán.
Conditional
yo: sobreviviría
Sobrevivir is regular in the conditional: sobreviviría, sobrevivirías, sobreviviría, sobreviviríamos, sobreviviríais, sobrevivirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sobreviva
The present subjunctive of sobrevivir is regular: sobreviva, sobrevivas, sobreviva, sobrevivamos, sobreviváis, sobrevivan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sobreviviera
Sobrevivir in the imperfect subjunctive uses the preterite stem: sobreviviera, sobrevivieras, sobreviviera, sobreviviéramos, sobrevivierais, sobrevivieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no sobrevivas
The negative imperative of sobrevivir uses the present subjunctive: no sobrevivas, no sobreviva, no sobrevivamos, no sobreviváis, no sobrevivan.