suspender Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
suspender — to fail
Use suspende (tú), suspenda (usted), suspendamos (nosotros), suspended (vosotros), suspendan (ustedes) for direct commands.
suspender Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is for direct commands. You'll use it to tell someone to fail an exam or to suspend an activity.
Notes on suspender in the Affirmative Imperative
Suspender is regular in the imperative forms.
Example Sentences
¡Suspende el examen si no estudiaste!
Fail the exam if you didn't study!
tú
Por favor, suspenda su actividad hasta nuevo aviso.
Please suspend your activity until further notice.
usted
Suspendamos la reunión hasta mañana.
Let's suspend the meeting until tomorrow.
nosotros
¡Sed responsables y suspendan el ruido!
Be responsible and suspend the noise!
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present subjunctive instead of the imperative for commands.
Correct: Use the imperative forms like 'suspende' (tú) or 'suspenda' (usted) for direct commands.
Why: The imperative is specifically for commands, while the present subjunctive has other uses like expressing wishes or doubts.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: suspendo
The present tense of suspender is suspendo, suspendes, suspende, suspendemos, suspendéis, suspenden.
Preterite
yo: suspendí
The preterite of suspender is regular: suspendí, suspendiste, suspendió, suspendimos, suspendisteis, suspendieron.
Imperfect
yo: suspendía
The imperfect of suspender is suspendía, suspendías, suspendía, suspendíamos, suspendíais, suspendían.
Future
yo: suspenderé
The future of suspender is regular: suspenderé, suspenderás, suspenderá, suspenderemos, suspenderéis, suspenderán.
Conditional
yo: suspendería
The conditional of suspender is regular: suspendería, suspenderías, suspendería, suspenderíamos, suspenderíais, suspenderían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: suspenda
The present subjunctive of suspender is suspenda, suspendas, suspenda, suspendamos, suspendáis, suspendan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: suspendiera
The imperfect subjunctive suspender forms are suspendiera/suspendieras/suspendiera/suspendiéramos/suspendierais/suspendieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no suspendas
Use no suspendas (tú), no suspenda (usted), no suspendamos (nosotros), no suspendáis (vosotros), no suspendan (ustedes) for negative commands.