suprimir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
suprimir — to eliminate
Suprime, suprima, suprimamos, suprimid, supriman are the imperative forms for commands.
suprimir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative with 'suprimir' for direct commands, telling someone to eliminate something. For example, '¡Suprime ese párrafo!' means 'Eliminate that paragraph!'
Notes on suprimir in the Affirmative Imperative
Suprimir is regular in the imperative, except for the tú form which is 'suprime' (like other regular -ir verbs).
Example Sentences
¡Suprime la información innecesaria!
Eliminate the unnecessary information!
tú
Por favor, suprima la cláusula del contrato.
Please eliminate the clause from the contract.
usted
Suprimamos los gastos extra este mes.
Let's eliminate the extra expenses this month.
nosotros
¡Supriman la competencia!
Eliminate the competition!
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present subjunctive instead of the imperative for tú, like 'No suprimas'.
Correct: For affirmative commands, use 'suprime'. For negative commands, it's 'no suprimas'.
Why: The affirmative tú imperative of regular -ir verbs is formed from the present indicative 'tú' form minus the '-s'.
Mistake: Confusing 'suprimid' (vosotros) with 'supriman' (ustedes).
Correct: 'Suprimid' is used when addressing 'vosotros' (you all, informal plural, mainly in Spain), while 'supriman' is for 'ustedes' (you all, formal plural or standard plural in Latin America).
Why: These are distinct plural forms with different pronoun targets.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: suprimo
I eliminate (suprimo), you eliminate (suprimes), they eliminate (suprimen) are the present indicative forms.
Preterite
yo: suprimí
Suprimí, suprimiste, suprimió, suprimimos, suprimisteis, suprimieron are the completed past actions in the preterite.
Imperfect
yo: suprimía
The imperfect 'suprimía' describes ongoing or habitual past actions of eliminating.
Future
yo: suprimiré
The future tense 'suprimiré' indicates actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: suprimiría
The conditional 'suprimiría' expresses hypothetical actions ('would eliminate').
Present Subjunctive
yo: suprima
The present subjunctive 'suprima' is used for wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: suprimiera
The imperfect subjunctive 'suprimiera' or 'suprimiese' expresses past hypothetical or unreal situations.
Negative Imperative
yo: no suprimas
Negative commands like 'no suprimas' or 'no suprima' use the present subjunctive.