terminar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
terminar — to finish
The imperative of terminar provides direct commands: termina (tú), terminad (vosotros), and termine/n (formal).
terminar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to finish their food, their work, or a race.
Notes on terminar in the Affirmative Imperative
Terminar is regular in the imperative. The tú form matches the present indicative 'él' form, and the vosotros form replaces -r with -d.
Example Sentences
¡Termina tu cena ahora mismo!
Finish your dinner right now!
tú
Por favor, termine el documento para mañana.
Please, finish the document for tomorrow.
usted
¡Terminad el juego, niños!
Finish the game, kids!
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'terminar' as a command.
Correct: Use 'termina' (informal) or 'termine' (formal) instead of the infinitive.
Why: English uses the same word for infinitive and command, but Spanish requires conjugation.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: termino
The present tense of terminar is regular: termino, terminas, termina, terminamos, termináis, terminan.
Preterite
yo: terminé
The preterite of terminar is regular: terminé, terminaste, terminó, terminamos, terminasteis, terminaron.
Imperfect
yo: terminaba
The imperfect of terminar follows the standard -ar pattern: terminaba, terminabas, terminaba, terminábamos, terminabais, terminaban.
Future
yo: terminaré
The future tense of terminar uses the infinitive plus endings: terminaré, terminarás, terminará, terminaremos, terminaréis, terminarán.
Conditional
yo: terminaría
The conditional of terminar is regular: terminaría, terminarías, terminaría, terminaríamos, terminaríais, terminarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: termine
The present subjunctive of terminar uses -e endings: termine, termines, termine, terminemos, terminéis, terminen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: terminara
The imperfect subjunctive of terminar is regular: terminara, terminaras, terminara, termináramos, terminarais, terminaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no termines
The negative imperative of terminar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms: no termines, no termine, etc.