susurrar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
susurrar — to whisper
Use 'susurra' (tú), 'susurre' (usted), 'susurremos' (nosotros), 'susurrad' (vosotros), 'susurren' (ustedes) for direct commands.
susurrar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is for giving direct commands. For 'susurrar', you might tell someone to whisper a secret or to be quiet in a library.
Notes on susurrar in the Affirmative Imperative
Susurrar is regular in the affirmative imperative. The 'vosotros' form uses the infinitive stem plus '-ad'.
Example Sentences
Susurra tu secreto.
Whisper your secret.
tú
¡Susurrad, niños, que mamá duerme!
Whisper, children, mom is sleeping!
vosotros
Susurre cuando hable con el profesor.
Whisper when you speak with the teacher.
usted
Susurremos la respuesta.
Let's whisper the answer.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of imperative for 'tú'.
Correct: Use 'susurra', not 'susurras'.
Why: The imperative mood has unique forms for commands.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'r' in the 'vosotros' command.
Correct: It's 'susurrad', not 'susudad'.
Why: The 'vosotros' imperative is formed by dropping the '-r' of the infinitive and adding '-d'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: susurro
The present tense 'susurro', 'susurras', etc., is for actions happening now, habitual actions, or general truths.
Preterite
yo: susurré
The preterite of susurrar is regular: susurré, susurraste, susurró, susurramos, susurrasteis, susurraron.
Imperfect
yo: susurraba
The imperfect of susurrar ('susurraba', 'susurrabas', etc.) describes ongoing or habitual past actions and background.
Future
yo: susurraré
The future tense 'susurraré', 'susurrarás', etc., is for actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: susurraría
The conditional 'susurraría', 'susurrarías', etc., expresses 'would' actions, polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: susurre
The present subjunctive ('susurre', 'susurres', etc.) is used for wishes, doubts, emotions, and uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: susurrara
The imperfect subjunctive ('susurrara'/'susurrarais' forms) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or polite requests.
Negative Imperative
yo: no susurres
Use 'no susurres' (tú), 'no susurre' (usted), 'no susurremos' (nosotros), 'no susurréis' (vosotros), 'no susurren' (ustedes).