variar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
variar — to change
The imperative of variar uses the stressed 'í' for commands: varía, varíe, variemos, variad, varíen.
variar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to tell someone to change or diversify something, like a routine or a selection.
Notes on variar in the Affirmative Imperative
Note the accent on the 'í' for the 'tú' and 'usted' forms. The 'vosotros' form (variad) is regular.
Example Sentences
¡Varía un poco tu rutina!
Vary your routine a bit!
tú
Varíe el contenido de la carta, por favor.
Vary the content of the letter, please.
usted
Variemos el orden de las presentaciones.
Let's vary the order of the presentations.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'varia' (no accent) for the tú command.
Correct: varía
Why: The command form matches the present indicative 'él/ella' form, which requires the accent.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: varío
The present of variar features a stressed 'í' in most forms: varío, varías, varía, variamos, variáis, varían.
Preterite
yo: varié
The preterite of variar is regular: varié, variaste, varió, variamos, variasteis, variaron.
Imperfect
yo: variaba
The imperfect of variar is regular: variaba, variabas, variaba, variábamos, variabais, variaban.
Future
yo: variaré
The future of variar is regular: variaré, variarás, variará, variaremos, variaréis, variarán.
Conditional
yo: variaría
The conditional of variar is regular: variaría, variarías, variaría, variaríamos, variaríais, variarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: varíe
The present subjunctive of variar carries a stressed 'í': varíe, varíes, varíe, variemos, variéis, varíen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: variara
The imperfect subjunctive of variar is regular: variara, variaras, variara, variáramos, variarais, variaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no varíes
The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no varíes, no varíe, no variemos, no variéis, no varíen.