soltar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
soltar — to let go
The imperative of soltar uses 'suelta' (tú) and 'suelte' (usted), following the o > ue stem change.
soltar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give a direct command to someone to let go of something physically or metaphorically.
Notes on soltar in the Affirmative Imperative
The stem change o > ue occurs in all imperative forms except 'nosotros' and 'vosotros'.
Example Sentences
¡Suelta eso ahora mismo!
Let go of that right now!
tú
Suelte la palanca, por favor.
Release the lever, please.
usted
Soltad los amarres.
Release the moorings (you all).
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'solta' for the tú command.
Correct: suelta
Why: The informal affirmative command usually matches the third-person singular present indicative, which has the stem change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: suelto
The present tense of soltar features an o > ue stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: solté
The preterite of soltar is regular: solté, soltaste, soltó, soltamos, soltasteis, soltaron.
Imperfect
yo: soltaba
The imperfect of soltar is regular: soltaba, soltabas, soltaba, soltábamos, soltabais, soltaban.
Future
yo: soltaré
The future tense of soltar is regular: soltaré, soltarás, soltará, soltaremos, soltaréis, soltarán.
Conditional
yo: soltaría
The conditional of soltar is regular: soltaría, soltarías, soltaría, soltaríamos, soltaríais, soltarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: suelte
The present subjunctive of soltar changes o > ue in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: soltara
The imperfect subjunctive of soltar is regular based on the preterite stem: soltara, soltaras, soltara, etc.
Negative Imperative
yo: no sueltes
The negative imperative uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms: no sueltes, no suelte, no soltemos, etc.