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sumergir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation

sumergir — to submerge

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Quick answer:

The imperative uses 'g' for 'tú' (sumerge) but 'j' for 'usted/ustedes' (sumerja/sumerjan).

sumergir Affirmative Imperative Forms

túsumerge
ustedsumerja
nosotrossumerjamos
vosotrossumergid
ustedessumerjan

When to Use the Affirmative Imperative

Use this to give direct orders to submerge or dip something.

Notes on sumergir in the Affirmative Imperative

The 'tú' form is regular (sumerge). The 'usted', 'ustedes', and 'nosotros' forms use the 'j' from the subjunctive to keep the sound right before 'a'.

Example Sentences

  • Sumerge la ropa en agua con jabón.

    Submerge the clothes in soapy water.

    tú

  • Sumerja el termómetro durante un minuto.

    Submerge the thermometer for one minute.

    usted

  • Sumerjamos los pies en la arena.

    Let's dip our feet in the sand.

    nosotros

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Saying 'sumerga' for the formal command.

    Correct: sumerja

    Why: Formal commands (usted) are pulled from the present subjunctive, which requires the 'j'.

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Related Tenses

Present

yo: sumerjo

Sumergir changes 'g' to 'j' only in the 'yo' form (sumerjo) to keep the soft 'h' sound.

Preterite

yo: sumergí

Sumergir is regular in the preterite: sumergí, sumergiste, sumergió, sumergimos, sumergisteis, sumergieron.

Imperfect

yo: sumergía

The imperfect of sumergir is regular: sumergía, sumergías, sumergía, sumergíamos, sumergíais, sumergían.

Future

yo: sumergiré

The future of sumergir is regular: sumergiré, sumergirás, sumergirá, sumergiremos, sumergiréis, sumergirán.

Conditional

yo: sumergiría

The conditional of sumergir is regular: sumergiría, sumergirías, sumergiría, sumergiríamos, sumergiríais, sumergirían.

Present Subjunctive

yo: sumerja

The present subjunctive uses a 'j' in all forms: sumerja, sumerjas, sumerja, sumerjamos, sumerjáis, sumerjan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

yo: sumergiera

The imperfect subjunctive of sumergir is regular: sumergiera, sumergieras, sumergiera, sumergiéramos, sumergierais, sumergieran.

Negative Imperative

yo: no sumerjas

All negative commands for sumergir use 'j': no sumerjas, no sumerja, no sumerjamos, no sumerjáis, no sumerjan.