temer Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
temer — to fear
The affirmative imperative of temer: teme (tú), tema (usted), temamos (nosotros), temed (vosotros), teman (ustedes).
temer Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
While rare to command someone to fear, it's used in literary contexts or when telling someone to 'fear God' or 'fear the law'.
Notes on temer in the Affirmative Imperative
Temer is regular in the imperative. The 'vosotros' form follows the rule of replacing -r with -d (temed).
Example Sentences
Teme a quien no tiene nada que perder.
Fear the one who has nothing to lose.
tú
Temed la ira de la naturaleza.
Fear the wrath of nature.
vosotros
Tema usted las consecuencias de sus actos.
Fear (formal) the consequences of your actions.
usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: temer (as a command)
Correct: teme / temed
Why: Using the infinitive as a command is common for learners but grammatically incorrect in Spanish.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: temo
The present tense of temer is regular: temo, temes, teme, tememos, teméis, temen.
Preterite
yo: temí
Temer is regular in the preterite: temí, temiste, temió, temimos, temisteis, temieron.
Imperfect
yo: temía
The imperfect of temer is regular: temía, temías, temía, temíamos, temíais, temían.
Future
yo: temeré
The future of temer uses the infinitive as a base: temeré, temerás, temerá, temeremos, temeréis, temerán.
Conditional
yo: temería
The conditional of temer is regular: temería, temerías, temería, temeríamos, temeríais, temerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: tema
The present subjunctive of temer is regular: tema, temas, tema, temamos, temáis, teman.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: temiera
The imperfect subjunctive of temer is regular: temiera, temieras, temiera, temiéramos, temierais, temieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no temas
The negative imperative of temer uses subjunctive forms: no temas, no tema, no temamos, no temáis, no teman.