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How to conjugate copiar in Spanish

copiar in Spanish means to copy, 

copiar is a regular verb. That means this verb does follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses. 

Let’s learn how to conjugate the verb copiar so you can use it comfortably in all tenses. 

copiar in the Present Tense

The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now. 

The verb copiar is regular in the present tense. 

The verb copiar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

  1. Take off the -ar
  2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video: 

ar, How to Conjugate ar verbs in Spanish

Just in case you need to review conjugation of -er and -ir verbs, Click for Page

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb copiar in the indicative present tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocopioI copy
copiasyou copy
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)copiahe/she copies, you (formal) copies
Nosotros (as)copiamoswe copy
Vosotros (as)copiaísyou (plural) Spain copy
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)copianthey copy, you (plural) copy

copiar in the Preterite Tense

The preterite is used to talk about actions that have already been completed. These actions have a clear beginning or ending. The preterite tense is often used with phrases that give a specific time frame.  More on the Preterite Tense Here

Things to remember: 

  1. The preterite is NOT used to describe actions or events that are repeated or continuous in the past. That means that those actions do not have a clear beginning or end. 
  2. The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.

The verb copiar is Regular in the preterite. That means it does follow the pattern of regular -ar verbs in the preterite. To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video:  https://youtu.be/Pi5rlDOeOnM 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb copiar in the preterite tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocopiéI copied
copiasteyou copied
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)copióhe/she copied, you (formal) copied
Nosotros (as)copiamoswe copied
Vosotros (as)copiasteisyou (plural) Spain copied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)copiaronthey copied, you (plural) copied

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:

la semana pasadalast week
el mes pasadolast month
el fin de semana pasadolast weekend
el año pasadolast year
ayer yesterday 
anteayerthe day before yesterday
anoche last night

copiar in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect is a form of past tense. It is primarily used to talk about continuous, repeated, usual or habitual actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about what someone or something was like in the past, what someone used to be or used to do. The imperfect is used when actions don’t have a specific beginning or end. 

The verb copiar is regular in the imperfect tense. 

The verb copiar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

  1. Take off the -ar
  2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review how to conjugate -ar verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

To review how to conjugate -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb copiar in the imperfect tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocopiabaI used to copy
copiabasyou used to copy
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)copiabahe/she used to copy, you (formal) used to copy
Nosotros (as)copiábamoswe used to copy
Vosotros (as)copiabaisyou (plural) Spain used to copy
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)copiabanthey used to copy, you (plural) used to copy

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:

a menudooften
usualmenteusually
todos los díasevery day
todos los mesesevery month
todos los añosevery year
casi siemprealmost always
a vecessometimes
de niño/niñaas a child …
siempre always
normalmente normally

copiar in the Future Tense

The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future. 

The verb copiar is regular in the future tense. 

To form the future tense of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). The verb copiar is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.  

The verb copiar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate copiar in the future, follow these two rules: 

  1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case copiar.
  2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 
Yoé
ás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) á
Nosotros (as)emos
Vosotros (as)éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)án

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb copiar using the future tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocopiaréI will copy
copiarásyou will copy
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)copiaráhe/she will copy, you (formal) will copy
Nosotros (as)copiaremoswe will copy
Vosotros (as)copiaréisyou (plural) Spain will copy
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)copiaránthey will copy, you (plural) will copy

copiar in the Informal Future Tense

The informal future is used to talk about an action or event that is going to take place in the near future. To form the informal future, you must use the correct form of the verb ir (to go) + a + the verb in the infinitive. 

The verb copiar is regular in the informal future tense. 

Follow this rule:

  1. Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated).  Example : Yo voy a copiar 

The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:

Yovoy
vas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) va
Nosotros (as)vamos
Vosotros (as)vais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)van

To review how to conjugate the informal future watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb copiar using the informal future:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a copiarI will copy
vas a copiaryou will copy
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)va a copiarhe/she will copy, you (formal) will copy
Nosotros (as)vamos a copiarwe will copy
Vosotros (as)vais a copiaryou (plural) Spain will copy
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)van a copiarthey will copy, you (plural) will copy

copiar in the Present Progressive Tense.

The present progressive is used to talk about actions or events happening now. In other words, we use the present progressive to talk about actions that are in the process of happening at the current moment. 

The verb copiar is regular in the present progressive tense. 

The present progressive is formed by using the correct form of the verb estar (to be) plus the present participle (-ing form of a verb). 

To form the present participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ando for -ar verbs
  4. Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs

The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:

Yoestoy
estás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) está
Nosotros (as)estamos
Vosotros (as)estáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)están

The present participle of the verb copiar is: copiando

To review the present progressive and present participles in Spanish, watch my Present Progressive Video:Click for Video 

Just in case you need to review the verb estar, watch my Estar video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb copiar using the present progressive:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy copiandoI am copying
estás copiandoyou are copying
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)está copiandohe/she is copying, you (formal) are copying
Nosotros (as)estamos copiandowe are copying
Vosotros (as)estáis copiandoyou (plural) Spain are copying
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)están copiandothey are copying, you (plural) are copying

copiar in the Conditional Tense

The conditional tense is used to talk about actions or events that may happen in the future. Think of it as a possibility, a hypothesis, a probability. 

The verb copiar is regular in the conditional tense. 

The verb copiar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate copiar in the conditional tense follow these two rules: 

  1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case copiar.
  2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 

To form the conditional of a verb add the following endings to the infinitive of the verb: 

Yoía
ías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ía
Nosotros (as)íamos
Vosotros (as)íais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ían

The infinitive of the verb copiar is copiar

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb copiar using the conditional tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocopiaríaI would copy
copiaríasyou would copy
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)copiaríahe/she would copy, you (formal) would copy
Nosotros (as)copiaríamoswe would copy
Vosotros (as)copiaríasyou (plural) Spain would copy
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)copiaríanthey would copy, you (plural)would copy

copiar in the Present Perfect Tense

The present perfect is used to talk about actions or events that have started recently (in the past) and are still happening. It can also be used to talk about things that have been done recently or to describe experiences a person has had in their lives. 

The verb copiar is regular in the conditional tense. 

To form the present perfect tense, you must use the helping verb “haber” in the present tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. Then, we add the past participle of the verb. 

The conjugations of haber in the present tense are:

Yohe
has
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ha
Nosotros (as)hemos
Vosotros (as)habéis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)han

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb copiar in the present perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe copiadoI have copied
has copiadoyou have copied
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)ha copiadohe/she have copied, you (formal) have copied
Nosotros (as)hemos copiadowe have copied
Vosotros (as)habéis copiadoyou (plural) Spain have copied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)han copiadothey have copied, you (plural) have copied

copiar in the Past Perfect Tense (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto) 

The past perfect is used to talk about actions or events that happened before. It is widely used to describe a series of events and it comes in handy to tell stories. 

The verb copiar is regular in the past perfect tense. 

To form the past perfect you must use the verb haber in the imperfect. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the imperfect tense are:

Yohabía
habías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) había
Nosotros (as)habíamos
Vosotros (as)habíais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habían

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case copiar

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb copiar in the past perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía copiadoI had copied
habías copiadoyou had copied
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)había copiadohe/she had copied, you (formal) had copied
Nosotros (as)habíamos copiadowe had copied
Vosotros (as)habíais copiadoyou (plural) Spain had copied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habíain copiadothey had copied, you (plural) had copied

copiar in the Future Perfect Tense

The future perfect is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet but is predicted to take place. It is used to describe what will have happened in the future.

The verb copiar is regular in the future perfect tense. 

To form the future perfect you must use the verb haber in the simple future tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the future tense are:

Yohabré
habrás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) habrá
Nosotros (as)habremos
Vosotros (as)habréis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrán

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case copiar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb copiar in the future perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré copiadoI will have copied
habrás copiadoyou will have copied
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)habrá copiadohe/she will have copied, you (formal) will have copied
Nosotros (as)habremos copiadowe will have copied
Vosotros (as)habréis copiadoyou (plural) Spain will have copied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrán copiadothey will have copied, you (plural) will have copied

copiar in the Conditional Perfect Tense

The conditional perfect is used to talk about an action or event that would have happened in the past but didn’t take place due to another action happening. It is used to express possibility in the past. Basically think of it as actions that could or would have taken place if … 

The verb copiar is regular in the conditional perfect tense. 

To form the conditional perfect you must use the verb haber in the conditional. This will let us know who has performed the action.

The conjugations of haber in the conditional tense are:

Yohabría
habrías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) habría
Nosotros (as)habríamos
Vosotros (as)habríais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrían

 Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case copiar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb copiar in the conditional perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría copiadoI would have copied
habrías copiadoyou would have copied
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)habría copiadohe/she would have copied, you (formal) would have copied
Nosotros (as)habríamos copiadowe would have copied
Vosotros (as)habríais copiadoyou (plural) Spain will would copied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrían copiadothey would have copied, you (plural) would have copied

copiar in the Subjunctive Present Tense

The Subjunctive present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. The main difference between the subjunctive and the indicative mode is that the subjunctive is uncertain, hypothetical or not real. 

The verb copiar is Regular in the subjunctive present form. 

To form the subjunctive present of most verbs, you must take off the -o endings of the yo form of the present simple and then add a new ending based on who is performing the action.

Subjunctive present endings for -ar:

Yoe
es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) e
Nosotros (as)emos
Vosotros (as)éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)en

Subjunctive present endings for -er and -ir verbs: 

Yoa
as
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) as
Nosotros (as)amos
Vosotros (as)áis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)an

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb copiar in the subjunctive present:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocopieI may copy
copiesyou may copy
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)copiehe/she may copy, you (formal) may copy
Nosotros (as)copiemoswe may copy
Vosotros (as)copiéisyou (plural) Spain may copy
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)copienthey may copy, you (plural) may copy

copiar in the Subjunctive Imperfect Tense

The subjunctive imperfect is used to talk about situations of uncertainty in the past. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes in the past. It is also used to express politeness or deference, primarily when making a request. 

The verb copiar is regular in the subjunctive imperfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive imperfect find the ellos/ellas form of the verb in the preterite, take off -aron or -ieron and add a new ending. 

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -ar verbs like copiar the endings are:

Yoara
aras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ara
Nosotros (as)áramos
Vosotros (as)arais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)aran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common

Yoase
ases
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ase
Nosotros (as)ásemos
Vosotros (as)aseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)asen

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -er & -ir verbs like he endings are:

Yoiera
ieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iera
Nosotros (as)iéramos
Vosotros (as)ierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common:

Yoiese
ieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iese
Nosotros (as)iésemos
Vosotros (as)ieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)iesen

Here are the steps in action:

  1. copiar
  1. The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: copiar – copiaron
  1. Now remove -aron and you are left with copi
  1. Then, add a new ending.

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb copiar in the subjunctive imperfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocopiaraI might copy
copiarasyou might copy
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)copiarahe/she might copy, you (formal) might copy
Nosotros (as)copiáramoswe might copy
Vosotros (as)copiaraisyou (plural) Spain might copy
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)copiaranthey might copy, you (plural) might copy

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocopiaseI might copy
copiasesyou might copy
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)copiasehe/she might copy, you (formal) might copy
Nosotros (as)copiásamoswe might copy
Vosotros (as)copiasaisyou (plural) Spain might copy
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)copiasanthey might copy, you (plural) might copy

copiar in the Subjunctive Future Tense

The subjunctive future is used to describe an event or action or a possible or hypothetical situation. It can also be used to describe something you wished or hoped would happen in the future. This tense is rarely used in Spanish but it doesn’t hurt to learn it.

The verb copiar is regular in the subjunctive future tense. 

To form the future subjunctive simply add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (the most pure form of the verb. Verbs in the infinitive have not been conjugated (they end in -ar, -er & -ir)).

Subjunctive Future endings for -ar verbs like copiar the endings are:

Yoe
es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) e
Nosotros (as)emos (accent on á of the stem)
Vosotros (as)eis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)en

Subjunctive Future endings for -er verbs the endings are:

Yoiere
ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iere
Nosotros (as)iéremos
Vosotros (as)iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieran

Subjunctive Future endings for -ir verbs the endings are:

Yoiere
ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iere
Nosotros (as)iéremos
Vosotros (as)iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieren

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb copiar in the subjunctive future:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YocopiaraI will copy
copiarasyou will copy
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)copiarahe/she will copy, you (formal) will copy
Nosotros (as)copiáramoswe will copy
Vosotros (as)copiaraisyou (plural) Spain will copy
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)copiaranthey will copy, you (plural) will copy

copiar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect Tense

The subjunctive present perfect is used to describe actions that are connected to the present. It is also used to talk about actions that will have happened by a certain time in the future. 

The verb copiar is regular in the subjunctive present perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive present perfect you must use the present subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the present subjunctive:

Yohaya
hayas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) haya
Nosotros (as)hayamos
Vosotros (as)hayáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hayan

The past participle of the verb copiar is: copiado

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb copiar in the subjunctive present perfect. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya copiadoI may have copied
hayas copiadoyou may have copied
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)haya copiadohe/she may have copied, you (formal) may have copied
Nosotros (as)hayamos copiadowe may have copied
Vosotros (as)hayáis copiadoyou (plural) Spain may have copied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hayan copiadothey may have copied, you (plural) may have copied

copiar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)

The subjunctive past perfect is used to talk about hypothetical situations or actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about past actions that preceded other past actions. 

The verb copiar is regular in the subjunctive past perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive past perfect you must use the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb

The imperfect subjunctive of haber can be conjugated in two different ways. Having said that, the first conjugations are more commonly used. 

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber:

Yohubiera
hubieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) hubiera
Nosotros (as)hubiéramos
Vosotros (as)hubierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubieran

The other conjugations of haber in the imperfect subjunctive are:

Yohubiese
hubieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) hubiese
Nosotros (as)hubiésemos
Vosotros (as)hubieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubiesen

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to copiar:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (copiar)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (copi)
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs  = (copiado)

The past participle of the verb copiar is copiado.

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb copiar in the subjunctive past perfect. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiese copiadoI might have copied
hubieses copiadoyou might have copied
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)hubiese copiadohe/she might have copied, you (formal) might have copied
Nosotros (as)hubiésemos copiadowe might have copied
Vosotros (as)hubieseis copiadoyou (plural) Spain might have copied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubiesen copiadothey might have copied, you (plural) might have copied

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera copiadoI might have copied
hubieras copiadoyou might have copied
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)hubiera copiadohe/she might have copied, you (formal) might have copied
Nosotros (as)hubiéramos copiadowe might have copied
Vosotros (as)hubierais copiadoyou (plural) Spain might have copied
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubieran copiadothey might have copied, you (plural) might have copied

copiar as an Imperative Affirmative Command

The imperative Affirmative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

copiar is Regular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Affirmative Informal tú command of a verb follow these steps:

  1. Find the form of the verb in the present tense. 
  2. Take off the “s
  3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. 

Reminders: Stem changing verbs should continue to have the change in the stem.

For example, The affirmative informal tú command of the verb copiar  would be copia

Let’s see the process:

  1. Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.  (copias)
  2. Take off the “s”.  (copia)
  3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.  (copia)

To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡copia!copy!
Usted (Ud.)¡copie!copy!
Nosotros (as)¡copiemos!copy!
Vosotros (as)¡copiad!copy!
Ustedes (Uds.)¡copien!copy!

copiar as an Imperative Negative Command

The imperative Negative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what NOT to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

copiar is Regular when forming Imperative Negative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Negative Informal tú command of a regular verb follow these steps:

  1. Start with No
  2. Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense. 
  3. Take off the “o
  4. Add -es if it’s an -ar verb or -as if it’s and -er or -ir verb.

To review how to use Negative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡no copies!Don’t copy!
Usted (Ud.)¡no copie!Don’t copy!
Nosotros (as)¡no copiemos!Don’t copy!
Vosotros (as)¡no copiéis!Don’t copy!
Ustedes (Uds.)¡no copien!Don’t copy!