torcer Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
torcer — to twist
The imperative uses 'tuerce' for informal commands and 'tuerza' for formal ones.
torcer Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give directions (Turn!) or instructions (Twist the cap!).
Notes on torcer in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form uses the present indicative (tuerce). The 'usted' and 'nosotros' forms use the subjunctive (tuerza, torzamos).
Example Sentences
¡Tuerce a la izquierda ahora!
Turn left now!
tú
Tuerza el trapo para quitarle el agua.
Twist the rag to remove the water.
Torzamos el alambre para hacer un círculo.
Let's twist the wire to make a circle.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'torce' for the tú command.
Correct: tuerce
Why: The affirmative tú command almost always includes the stem change if the present tense has one.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: tuerzo
The present tense of torcer features an o-ue stem change and a c-z spelling change in the 'yo' form.
Preterite
yo: torcí
The preterite of torcer is regular in its endings, but watch for the 'c' to 'z' change in the 'yo' form.
Imperfect
yo: torcía
The imperfect of torcer is completely regular: torcía, torcías, torcía, torcíamos, torcíais, torcían.
Future
yo: torceré
The future tense of torcer is regular, using the full infinitive as the base.
Conditional
yo: torcería
The conditional of torcer is regular: torcería, torcerías, torcería, torceríamos, torceríais, torcerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: tuerza
The present subjunctive of torcer uses the 'z' from the 'yo' form and the o-ue stem change.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: torciera
The imperfect subjunctive of torcer is based on the preterite 'ellos' form: torcieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no tuerzas
Negative commands for torcer always use the present subjunctive forms.