valer Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
valer — to be worth
The imperative of valer is used to give commands: vale (tú), valga (usted), valed (vosotros), valgan (ustedes).
valer Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
While rare as a command for 'value', it is used in phrases like '¡Válgame Dios!' or when telling someone to 'be worth' something in a figurative sense.
Notes on valer in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is regular (vale), but the 'usted/ustedes' forms use the 'valg-' stem from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Vale más por lo que eres que por lo que tienes.
Be worth more for who you are than for what you have.
tú
Valgan estas palabras como advertencia.
Let these words serve (be worth) as a warning.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'valga' for the 'tú' command.
Correct: vale
Why: The affirmative 'tú' command usually matches the third-person singular of the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: valgo
The present of valer is irregular only in the 'yo' form (valgo); the rest are regular: vales, vale, valemos, valéis, valen.
Preterite
yo: valí
The preterite of valer is regular: valí, valiste, valió, valimos, valisteis, valieron.
Imperfect
yo: valía
The imperfect of valer is fully regular: valía, valías, valía, valíamos, valíais, valían.
Future
yo: valdré
The future of valer uses the irregular stem 'valdr-': valdré, valdrás, valdrá, valdremos, valdréis, valdrán.
Conditional
yo: valdría
The conditional of valer uses the irregular stem 'valdr-': valdría, valdrías, valdría, valdríamos, valdríais, valdrían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: valga
The present subjunctive of valer uses the 'g' stem: valga, valgas, valga, valgamos, valgáis, valgan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: valiera
The imperfect subjunctive of valer is formed from the preterite stem: valiera, valieras, valiera, valiéramos, valierais, valieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no valgas
The negative imperative of valer always uses the 'valg-' stem: no valgas, no valga, no valgamos, no valgáis, no valgan.