sujetar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
sujetar — to hold
Use imperative forms like 'sujeta' and 'sujeten' for direct commands.
sujetar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
You use the imperative to give direct orders or instructions. For 'sujetar', this means telling someone to hold something right now. For example, '¡Sujeta esto!' means 'Hold this!'
Notes on sujetar in the Affirmative Imperative
Sujetar is regular in the imperative. The 'tú' form drops the final 'r' of the infinitive and adds 'a', while the 'vosotros' form changes the 'r' to 'd'.
Example Sentences
¡Sujeta bien la cuerda!
Hold the rope well!
tú
Por favor, sujeten los niños en sus asientos.
Please, hold the children in their seats.
ustedes
Sujetemos la mesa con cuidado.
Let's hold the table carefully.
nosotros
Sujetad el volante con firmeza.
Hold the steering wheel firmly.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of imperative for commands, like 'Sujetas la bolsa'.
Correct: Use 'Sujeta la bolsa' for a command to 'tú'.
Why: The present indicative describes ongoing actions, not direct commands.
Mistake: Incorrectly forming the 'vosotros' command, like 'sujetar'.
Correct: The correct 'vosotros' command is 'sujetad'.
Why: The imperative for 'vosotros' involves changing the infinitive ending to '-ad' for -ar verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sujeto
Use present forms like 'sujeto' and 'sujetan' for current or habitual actions.
Preterite
yo: sujeté
Use preterite forms like 'sujeté' and 'sujetó' for completed actions in the past.
Imperfect
yo: sujetaba
Use imperfect forms like 'sujetaba' and 'sujetaban' for ongoing or habitual past actions.
Future
yo: sujetaré
Use future forms like 'sujetaré' and 'sujetarán' for actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: sujetaría
Use conditional forms like 'sujetaría' and 'sujetarían' for hypothetical situations or polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sujete
Use present subjunctive forms like 'sujete' and 'sujeten' for wishes, doubts, and uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sujetara
Use imperfect subjunctive forms like 'sujetara' or 'sujetase' for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no sujetes
Use negative commands like 'no sujetes' and 'no sujeten' with the present subjunctive.