violar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
violar — to break
The affirmative imperative of violar uses: viola (tú), viole (usted), violad (vosotros).
violar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give a direct command. While rarely used to tell someone to 'break' something bad, it might appear in specific literary or legal instructions.
Notes on violar in the Affirmative Imperative
Violar is regular in the imperative. The 'tú' form is identical to the third-person singular present indicative.
Example Sentences
¡Viola el protocolo si es necesario!
Break the protocol if it's necessary!
tú
Viole usted el sello de la carta.
Break the seal of the letter.
usted
Violad las cadenas del pasado.
Break the chains of the past.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: viola (for usted)
Correct: viole
Why: The 'usted' command uses the subjunctive ending, not the indicative ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: violo
The present tense of violar is regular: violo, violas, viola, violamos, violáis, violan.
Preterite
yo: violé
The preterite of violar is regular: violé, violaste, violó, violamos, violasteis, violaron.
Imperfect
yo: violaba
The imperfect of violar is regular: violaba, violabas, violaba, violábamos, violabais, violaban.
Future
yo: violaré
The future of violar is regular: violaré, violarás, violará, violaremos, violaréis, violarán.
Conditional
yo: violaría
The conditional of violar is regular: violaría, violarías, violaría, violaríamos, violaríais, violarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: viole
The present subjunctive of violar uses -e endings: viole, violes, viole, violemos, violéis, violen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: violara
The imperfect subjunctive of violar is formed from the 'violaron' stem: violara, violaras, violara, etc.
Negative Imperative
yo: no violes
The negative imperative of violar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no violes, no viole, no violéis.