someter Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
someter — to subdue
Somete, someta, sometamos, someted, sometan are the imperative forms of someter.
someter Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give direct commands. For 'tú', it's a direct command like 'submit!' or 'subdue!'; for 'usted/ustedes', it's a more formal command; and for 'nosotros', it's a suggestion like 'let's submit'.
Notes on someter in the Affirmative Imperative
Someter is regular in the affirmative imperative, using the stem 'somete-' and standard -er endings for usted/ustedes and nosotros, and the irregular 'tú' form 'somete' and vosotros form 'someted'.
Example Sentences
¡Somete tus quejas por escrito!
Submit your complaints in writing!
tú
Sometan sus informes antes del viernes.
Submit your reports before Friday.
Sometamos nuestras ideas a discusión.
Let's submit our ideas for discussion.
nosotros
Señor, someta su pasaporte.
Sir, submit your passport.
usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive 'someter' instead of an imperative form.
Correct: Use 'somete', 'someta', 'sometamos', 'someted', or 'sometan' depending on who you're commanding.
Why: The infinitive is the base form and cannot be used for direct commands.
Mistake: Confusing 'somete' (tú) with 'somete' (usted).
Correct: While the form is the same, context clarifies. 'Somete' is informal for tú, and 'someta' is formal for usted.
Why: The 'tú' imperative for -er verbs often looks like the 'él/ella/usted' present indicative form, but for 'someter' it's irregular, taking the 'él/ella/usted' present subjunctive form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: someto
The present tense of someter is regular: someto, sometes, somete, sometemos, sometéis, someten.
Preterite
yo: sometí
The preterite of someter is regular: sometí, sometiste, sometió, sometimos, sometisteis, sometieron.
Imperfect
yo: sometía
The imperfect of someter is regular: sometía, sometías, sometía, sometíamos, sometíais, sometían.
Future
yo: someteré
The future of someter is regular: someteré, someterás, someterá, someteremos, someteréis, someterán.
Conditional
yo: sometería
The conditional of someter is regular: sometería, someterías, sometería, someteríamos, someteríais, someterían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: someta
The present subjunctive of someter includes forms like someta, sometas, someta, sometamos, sometáis, sometan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sometiera
The imperfect subjunctive of someter includes forms like sometiera, sometieras, sometiera, sometiéramos, sometierais, sometieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no sometas
No sometas, no someta, no sometamos, no sometáis, no sometan are the negative imperative forms of someter.