sugerir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
sugerir — to suggest
Use 'sugiere' (tú) or 'sugiera' (usted) to give direct advice or commands.
sugerir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this when you are telling someone directly to suggest something, like in a brainstorming session.
Notes on sugerir in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form follows the present indicative (sugiere), while other forms use the subjunctive stem (sugiera, sugiramos).
Example Sentences
Sugiere algo divertido para el grupo.
Suggest something fun for the group.
tú
Sugiera usted una alternativa, por favor.
Suggest an alternative, please (formal).
Common Mistakes
Mistake: sugira
Correct: sugiera
Why: The formal 'usted' command requires the 'ie' stem change from the subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sugiero
Sugerir is an e-to-ie stem-changer in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: sugiero, sugieres, sugiere, sugerimos, sugerís, sugieren.
Preterite
yo: sugerí
Sugerir has a third-person stem change (e-to-i): sugerí, sugeriste, sugirió, sugerimos, sugeristeis, sugirieron.
Imperfect
yo: sugería
Sugerir is completely regular in the imperfect: sugería, sugerías, sugería, sugeríamos, sugeríais, sugerían.
Future
yo: sugeriré
Sugerir is regular in the future: sugeriré, sugerirás, sugerirá, sugeriremos, sugeriréis, sugerirán.
Conditional
yo: sugeriría
Sugerir is regular in the conditional: sugeriría, sugerirías, sugeriría, sugeriríamos, sugeriríais, sugerirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sugiera
Sugerir is an e-to-ie stem changer, but also changes e-to-i in nosotros/vosotros: sugiera, sugieras, sugiera, sugiramos, sugiráis, sugieran.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sugiriera
Built from the 3rd person preterite stem 'sugir-': sugiriera, sugirieras, sugiriera, sugiriéramos, sugirierais, sugirieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no sugieras
All negative commands for sugerir use the present subjunctive: no sugieras, no sugiera, no sugiramos, no sugiráis, no sugieran.