velar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
velar — to watch over
The imperative of velar gives commands: ¡vela! (you singular, informal), ¡vele! (you singular, formal), ¡velemos! (we), ¡velen! (you plural, formal), ¡velad! (you plural, informal).
velar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give direct commands or make requests. For 'velar', this might be telling someone to stay awake and watch over something or someone, like '¡Vela tú esta noche!' (You watch over this tonight!).
Notes on velar in the Affirmative Imperative
Velar is regular in the affirmative imperative. The 'vosotros' form 'velad' is standard for informal plural commands.
Example Sentences
¡Vela tú con cuidado!
You watch over it carefully!
tú
Señor, ¡vele por nosotros!
Lord, watch over us!
usted
Amigos, ¡velemos por los niños!
Friends, let's watch over the children!
nosotros
Ciudadanos, ¡velen por su comunidad!
Citizens, watch over your community!
ustedes
¡Velad vuestras espaldas!
Watch your backs!
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the imperative for a command.
Correct: Use '¡Vela tú!' instead of '¡Tú velas!'.
Why: The imperative is the mood for direct commands, while the indicative describes actions.
Mistake: Confusing 'vela' (tú imperative) with 'vela' (él/ella/usted present indicative).
Correct: For a command to 'tú', use '¡Vela tú!' or '¡Vela!' if context is clear. For description, use 'Él vela'.
Why: The accent on 'vela' in the imperative is implied by context, but it's the same spelling as the third-person singular present indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: velo
The present indicative of velar is regular: velo, velas, vela, velamos, veláis, velan.
Preterite
yo: velé
The preterite of velar is regular: velé, velaste, veló, velamos, velasteis, velaron.
Imperfect
yo: velaba
The imperfect of velar is regular: velaba, velabas, velaba, velábamos, velabais, velaban.
Future
yo: velaré
The future of velar is regular: velaré, velarás, velará, velaremos, velaréis, velarán.
Conditional
yo: velaría
The conditional of velar is regular: velaría, velarías, velaría, velaríamos, velaríais, velarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: vele
The present subjunctive of velar (vele, veles, velemos, velen) expresses wishes, doubts, emotions, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: velara
The imperfect subjunctive of velar (velara, velaras, veláramos, velaran) expresses past wishes, doubts, or hypothetical situations.
Negative Imperative
yo: no veles
Negative commands for velar use the present subjunctive: no veles, no vele, no velemos, no velen, no veléis.