traer Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
traer — to bring
Commands for traer: trae (tú), traiga (usted), traigamos (nosotros), traed (vosotros), traigan (ustedes).
traer Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to bring something to you right now.
Notes on traer in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'trae' (regular), while the 'usted' and 'ustedes' forms use the 'traig-' stem.
Example Sentences
Trae las llaves, por favor.
Bring the keys, please.
tú
Traiga su identificación mañana.
Bring your ID tomorrow.
usted
Traed vuestros cuadernos a clase.
Bring (you all) your notebooks to class.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: traiga (for tú)
Correct: trae
Why: Traiga is for 'usted' (formal); 'trae' is for 'tú' (informal).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: traigo
Traer is a 'yo-go' verb (traigo), but otherwise follows regular -er patterns.
Preterite
yo: traje
The preterite of traer uses a 'j' stem (traj-) and irregular endings: traje, trajiste, trajo, trajimos, trajisteis, trajeron.
Imperfect
yo: traía
The imperfect of traer is regular: traía, traías, traía, traíamos, traíais, traían.
Future
yo: traeré
The future of traer is regular: traeré, traerás, traerá, traeremos, traeréis, traerán.
Conditional
yo: traería
The conditional of traer is regular: traería, traerías, traería, traeríamos, traeríais, traerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: traiga
The present subjunctive uses the 'traig-' stem: traiga, traigas, traiga, traigamos, traigáis, traigan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: trajera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'traj-' stem: trajera, trajeras, trajera, trajéramos, trajerais, trajeran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no traigas
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: no traigas, no traiga, no traigamos, no traigáis, no traigan.