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How to conjugate enseñar in Spanish

enseñar in Spanish means to teach, 

enseñar 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 enseñar so you can use it comfortably in all tenses. 

enseñar in the Present Tense

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

The verb enseñar is regular in the present tense. 

The verb enseñar 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 enseñar in the indicative present tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoenseñoI teach
enseñasyou teach
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)enseñahe/she teaches, you (formal) teaches
Nosotros (as)enseñamoswe teach
Vosotros (as)enseñaísyou (plural) Spain teach
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)enseñanthey teach, you (plural) teach

enseñar 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 enseñar 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 enseñar in the preterite tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoenseñéI teached
enseñasteyou teached
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)enseñóhe/she teached, you (formal) teached
Nosotros (as)enseñamoswe teached
Vosotros (as)enseñasteisyou (plural) Spain teached
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)enseñaronthey teached, you (plural) teached

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

enseñar 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 enseñar is regular in the imperfect tense. 

The verb enseñar 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 enseñar in the imperfect tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoenseñabaI used to teach
enseñabasyou used to teach
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)enseñabahe/she used to teach, you (formal) used to teach
Nosotros (as)enseñábamoswe used to teach
Vosotros (as)enseñabaisyou (plural) Spain used to teach
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)enseñabanthey used to teach, you (plural) used to teach

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

enseñar in the Future Tense

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

The verb enseñar 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 enseñar is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.  

The verb enseñar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate enseñar 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 enseñar.
  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 enseñar using the future tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoenseñaréI will teach
enseñarásyou will teach
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)enseñaráhe/she will teach, you (formal) will teach
Nosotros (as)enseñaremoswe will teach
Vosotros (as)enseñaréisyou (plural) Spain will teach
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)enseñaránthey will teach, you (plural) will teach

enseñar 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 enseñar 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 enseñar 

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 enseñar using the informal future:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a enseñarI will teach
vas a enseñaryou will teach
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)va a enseñarhe/she will teach, you (formal) will teach
Nosotros (as)vamos a enseñarwe will teach
Vosotros (as)vais a enseñaryou (plural) Spain will teach
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)van a enseñarthey will teach, you (plural) will teach

enseñar 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 enseñar 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 enseñar is: enseñando

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 enseñar using the present progressive:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy enseñandoI am teaching
estás enseñandoyou are teaching
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)está enseñandohe/she is teaching, you (formal) are teaching
Nosotros (as)estamos enseñandowe are teaching
Vosotros (as)estáis enseñandoyou (plural) Spain are teaching
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)están enseñandothey are teaching, you (plural) are teaching

enseñar 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 enseñar is regular in the conditional tense. 

The verb enseñar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate enseñar 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 enseñar.
  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 enseñar is enseñar

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoenseñaríaI would teach
enseñaríasyou would teach
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)enseñaríahe/she would teach, you (formal) would teach
Nosotros (as)enseñaríamoswe would teach
Vosotros (as)enseñaríasyou (plural) Spain would teach
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)enseñaríanthey would teach, you (plural)would teach

enseñar 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 enseñar 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 enseñar in the present perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe enseñadoI have teached
has enseñadoyou have teached
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)ha enseñadohe/she have teached, you (formal) have teached
Nosotros (as)hemos enseñadowe have teached
Vosotros (as)habéis enseñadoyou (plural) Spain have teached
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)han enseñadothey have teached, you (plural) have teached

enseñar 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 enseñar 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 enseñar

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 enseñar in the past perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía enseñadoI had teached
habías enseñadoyou had teached
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)había enseñadohe/she had teached, you (formal) had teached
Nosotros (as)habíamos enseñadowe had teached
Vosotros (as)habíais enseñadoyou (plural) Spain had teached
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habíain enseñadothey had teached, you (plural) had teached

enseñar 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 enseñar 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 enseñar. 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 enseñar in the future perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré enseñadoI will have teached
habrás enseñadoyou will have teached
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)habrá enseñadohe/she will have teached, you (formal) will have teached
Nosotros (as)habremos enseñadowe will have teached
Vosotros (as)habréis enseñadoyou (plural) Spain will have teached
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrán enseñadothey will have teached, you (plural) will have teached

enseñar 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 enseñar 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 enseñar. 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 enseñar in the conditional perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría enseñadoI would have teached
habrías enseñadoyou would have teached
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)habría enseñadohe/she would have teached, you (formal) would have teached
Nosotros (as)habríamos enseñadowe would have teached
Vosotros (as)habríais enseñadoyou (plural) Spain will would teached
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrían enseñadothey would have teached, you (plural) would have teached

enseñar 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 enseñar 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 enseñar in the subjunctive present:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoenseñeI may teach
enseñesyou may teach
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)enseñehe/she may teach, you (formal) may teach
Nosotros (as)enseñemoswe may teach
Vosotros (as)enseñéisyou (plural) Spain may teach
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)enseñenthey may teach, you (plural) may teach

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoenseñaraI might teach
enseñarasyou might teach
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)enseñarahe/she might teach, you (formal) might teach
Nosotros (as)enseñáramoswe might teach
Vosotros (as)enseñaraisyou (plural) Spain might teach
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)enseñaranthey might teach, you (plural) might teach

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoenseñaseI might teach
enseñasesyou might teach
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)enseñasehe/she might teach, you (formal) might teach
Nosotros (as)enseñásamoswe might teach
Vosotros (as)enseñasaisyou (plural) Spain might teach
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)enseñasanthey might teach, you (plural) might teach

enseñar 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 enseñar 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 enseñar 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 enseñar in the subjunctive future:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoenseñaraI will teach
enseñarasyou will teach
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)enseñarahe/she will teach, you (formal) will teach
Nosotros (as)enseñáramoswe will teach
Vosotros (as)enseñaraisyou (plural) Spain will teach
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)enseñaranthey will teach, you (plural) will teach

enseñar 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 enseñar 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 enseñar is: enseñado

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya enseñadoI may have teached
hayas enseñadoyou may have teached
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)haya enseñadohe/she may have teached, you (formal) may have teached
Nosotros (as)hayamos enseñadowe may have teached
Vosotros (as)hayáis enseñadoyou (plural) Spain may have teached
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hayan enseñadothey may have teached, you (plural) may have teached

enseñar 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 enseñar 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 enseñar:

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

The past participle of the verb enseñar is enseñado.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiese enseñadoI might have teached
hubieses enseñadoyou might have teached
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)hubiese enseñadohe/she might have teached, you (formal) might have teached
Nosotros (as)hubiésemos enseñadowe might have teached
Vosotros (as)hubieseis enseñadoyou (plural) Spain might have teached
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubiesen enseñadothey might have teached, you (plural) might have teached

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera enseñadoI might have teached
hubieras enseñadoyou might have teached
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)hubiera enseñadohe/she might have teached, you (formal) might have teached
Nosotros (as)hubiéramos enseñadowe might have teached
Vosotros (as)hubierais enseñadoyou (plural) Spain might have teached
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubieran enseñadothey might have teached, you (plural) might have teached

enseñar 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.

enseñar 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 enseñar  would be enseña

Let’s see the process:

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡enseña!teach!
Usted (Ud.)¡enseñe!teach!
Nosotros (as)¡enseñemos!teach!
Vosotros (as)¡enseñad!teach!
Ustedes (Uds.)¡enseñen!teach!

enseñar 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.

enseñar 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 enseñes!Don’t teach!
Usted (Ud.)¡no enseñe!Don’t teach!
Nosotros (as)¡no enseñemos!Don’t teach!
Vosotros (as)¡no enseñéis!Don’t teach!
Ustedes (Uds.)¡no enseñen!Don’t teach!