telefonear Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
telefonear — to phone
Use the imperative of telefonear for direct commands like '¡telefonea!' (phone!).
telefonear Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is for giving direct orders or instructions. For 'telefonear,' you'd use it to tell someone to call someone else, like telling a friend '¡Telephonea a mamá!' (Phone Mom!).
Notes on telefonear in the Affirmative Imperative
Telefonear is regular in the affirmative imperative. The tú form 'telefonea' drops the 'r' from the infinitive and adds 'a'. The vosotros form is 'telefonad'.
Example Sentences
¡Telephonea a Juan ahora!
Phone Juan now!
tú
Señores, por favor, ¡telephoneen a la oficina!
Gentlemen, please, phone the office!
ustedes
¡Telefonad a vuestros padres!
Phone your parents!
vosotros
Vamos, ¡telefoneemos y veamos qué pasa!
Come on, let's phone and see what happens!
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the imperative, like 'Tú telefoneas a Juan'.
Correct: For a direct command, use the imperative: '¡Tú telefonea a Juan!'.
Why: The indicative states a fact, while the imperative gives an order.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'r' in the vosotros form, using 'telefonee' instead of 'telefonad'.
Correct: The vosotros affirmative imperative for -ar verbs is formed by dropping the '-ar' and adding '-ad'.
Why: This is a specific rule for the vosotros imperative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: telefoneo
The present tense of telefonear is regular: telefoneo, telefoneas, telefonea, telefoneamos, telefoneáis, telefonean.
Preterite
yo: telefoneé
The preterite of telefonear is regular: telefoneé, telefoneaste, telefoneó, telefoneamos, telefoneasteis, telefonearon.
Imperfect
yo: telefoneaba
The imperfect of telefonear describes past habits or ongoing actions, like 'telefoneaba' (he/she used to phone).
Future
yo: telefonearé
The future tense of telefonear is regular: telefonearé, telefonearás, telefoneará, telefonearemos, telefonearéis, telefonearán.
Conditional
yo: telefonearía
The conditional of telefonear is regular: telefonearía, telefonearías, telefonearía, telefonearíamos, telefonearíais, telefonearían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: telefonee
The present subjunctive of telefonear is used after expressions of doubt, desire, or emotion, like 'Espero que telefonees' (I hope you phone).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: telefoneara
The imperfect subjunctive of telefonear expresses past hypotheticals or wishes, like 'si telefoneara' (if he/she/you were to phone).
Negative Imperative
yo: no telefonees
Use the negative imperative of telefonear with 'no' and the present subjunctive, like '¡no telefonees!' (don't phone!).