How to conjugate expresar in Spanish

expresar in Spanish means to express, 

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

expresar in the Present Tense

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

The verb expresar is regular in the present tense. 

The verb expresar 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: 

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 expresar in the indicative present tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	expreso	I express
Tú	expresas	you express
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	expresa	he/she expresses, you (formal) expresses
Nosotros (as)	expresamos	we express
Vosotros (as)	expresaís	you (plural) Spain express
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	expresan	they express, you (plural) express

expresar 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 expresar 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 expresar in the preterite tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	expresé	I expressed
Tú	expresaste	you expressed
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	expresó	he/she expressed, you (formal) expressed
Nosotros (as)	expresamos	we expressed
Vosotros (as)	expresasteis	you (plural) Spain expressed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	expresaron	they expressed, you (plural) expressed

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

la semana pasada	last week
el mes pasado	last month
el fin de semana pasado	last weekend
el año pasado	last year
ayer	yesterday
anteayer	the day before yesterday
anoche	last night

expresar 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 expresar is regular in the imperfect tense. 

The verb expresar 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 expresar in the imperfect tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	expresaba	I used to express
Tú	expresabas	you used to express
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	expresaba	he/she used to express, you (formal) used to express
Nosotros (as)	expresábamos	we used to express
Vosotros (as)	expresabais	you (plural) Spain used to express
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	expresaban	they used to express, you (plural) used to express

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

a menudo	often
usualmente	usually
todos los días	every day
todos los meses	every month
todos los años	every year
casi siempre	almost always
a veces	sometimes
de niño/niña	as a child …
siempre	always
normalmente	normally

expresar in the Future Tense

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

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

The verb expresar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate expresar 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 expresar.
2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 

Yo	é
Tú	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 expresar using the future tense:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	expresaré	I will express
Tú	expresarás	you will express
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	expresará	he/she will express, you (formal) will express
Nosotros (as)	expresaremos	we will express
Vosotros (as)	expresaréis	you (plural) Spain will express
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	expresarán	they will express, you (plural) will express

expresar 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 expresar 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 expresar 

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

Yo	voy
Tú	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 expresar using the informal future:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	voy a expresar	I will express
Tú	vas a expresar	you will express
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	va a expresar	he/she will express, you (formal) will express
Nosotros (as)	vamos a expresar	we will express
Vosotros (as)	vais a expresar	you (plural) Spain will express
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	van a expresar	they will express, you (plural) will express

expresar 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 expresar 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:

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

The present participle of the verb expresar is: expresando

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 expresar using the present progressive:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estoy expresando	I am expressing
Tú	estás expresando	you are expressing
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	está expresando	he/she is expressing, you (formal) are expressing
Nosotros (as)	estamos expresando	we are expressing
Vosotros (as)	estáis expresando	you (plural) Spain are expressing
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	están expresando	they are expressing, you (plural) are expressing

expresar 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 expresar is regular in the conditional tense. 

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

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

The infinitive of the verb expresar is expresar. 

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	expresaría	I would express
Tú	expresarías	you would express
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	expresaría	he/she would express, you (formal) would express
Nosotros (as)	expresaríamos	we would express
Vosotros (as)	expresarías	you (plural) Spain would express
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	expresarían	they would express, you (plural)would express

expresar 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 expresar 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:

Yo	he
Tú	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 expresar in the present perfect:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	he expresado	I have expressed
Tú	has expresado	you have expressed
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	ha expresado	he/she have expressed, you (formal) have expressed
Nosotros (as)	hemos expresado	we have expressed
Vosotros (as)	habéis expresado	you (plural) Spain have expressed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	han expresado	they have expressed, you (plural) have expressed

expresar 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 expresar 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:

Yo	había
Tú	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 expresar. 

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 expresar in the past perfect:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	había expresado	I had expressed
Tú	habías expresado	you had expressed
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	había expresado	he/she had expressed, you (formal) had expressed
Nosotros (as)	habíamos expresado	we had expressed
Vosotros (as)	habíais expresado	you (plural) Spain had expressed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habíain expresado	they had expressed, you (plural) had expressed

expresar 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 expresar 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:

Yo	habré
Tú	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 expresar. 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 expresar in the future perfect:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habré expresado	I will have expressed
Tú	habrás expresado	you will have expressed
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	habrá expresado	he/she will have expressed, you (formal) will have expressed
Nosotros (as)	habremos expresado	we will have expressed
Vosotros (as)	habréis expresado	you (plural) Spain will have expressed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habrán expresado	they will have expressed, you (plural) will have expressed

expresar 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 expresar 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:

Yo	habría
Tú	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 expresar. 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 expresar in the conditional perfect:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habría expresado	I would have expressed
Tú	habrías expresado	you would have expressed
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	habría expresado	he/she would have expressed, you (formal) would have expressed
Nosotros (as)	habríamos expresado	we would have expressed
Vosotros (as)	habríais expresado	you (plural) Spain will would expressed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	habrían expresado	they would have expressed, you (plural) would have expressed

expresar 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 expresar 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:

Yo	e
Tú	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: 

Yo	a
Tú	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 expresar in the subjunctive present:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	exprese	I may express
Tú	expreses	you may express
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	exprese	he/she may express, you (formal) may express
Nosotros (as)	expresemos	we may express
Vosotros (as)	expreséis	you (plural) Spain may express
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	expresen	they may express, you (plural) may express

expresar 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 expresar 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 expresar the endings are:

Yo	ara
Tú	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

Yo	ase
Tú	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:

Yo	iera
Tú	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:

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

Here are the steps in action:

1. expresar

2. The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: expresar – expresaron

3. Now remove -aron and you are left with expres

4. Then, add a new ending.

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	expresara	I might express
Tú	expresaras	you might express
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	expresara	he/she might express, you (formal) might express
Nosotros (as)	expresáramos	we might express
Vosotros (as)	expresarais	you (plural) Spain might express
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	expresaran	they might express, you (plural) might express

OR

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	expresase	I might express
Tú	expresases	you might express
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	expresase	he/she might express, you (formal) might express
Nosotros (as)	expresásamos	we might express
Vosotros (as)	expresasais	you (plural) Spain might express
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	expresasan	they might express, you (plural) might express

expresar 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 expresar 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 expresar the endings are:

Yo	e
Tú	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:

Yo	iere
Tú	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:

Yo	iere
Tú	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 expresar in the subjunctive future:

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	expresara	I will express
Tú	expresaras	you will express
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	expresara	he/she will express, you (formal) will express
Nosotros (as)	expresáramos	we will express
Vosotros (as)	expresarais	you (plural) Spain will express
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	expresaran	they will express, you (plural) will express

expresar 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 expresar 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:

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

The past participle of the verb expresar is: expresado

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	haya expresado	I may have expressed
Tú	hayas expresado	you may have expressed
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	haya expresado	he/she may have expressed, you (formal) may have expressed
Nosotros (as)	hayamos expresado	we may have expressed
Vosotros (as)	hayáis expresado	you (plural) Spain may have expressed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hayan expresado	they may have expressed, you (plural) may have expressed

expresar 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 expresar 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:

Yo	hubiera
Tú	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:

Yo	hubiese
Tú	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:

5. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
6. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
7. Add -ado for -ar verbs
8. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to expresar:

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

The past participle of the verb expresar is expresado.

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiese expresado	I might have expressed
Tú	hubieses expresado	you might have expressed
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	hubiese expresado	he/she might have expressed, you (formal) might have expressed
Nosotros (as)	hubiésemos expresado	we might have expressed
Vosotros (as)	hubieseis expresado	you (plural) Spain might have expressed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hubiesen expresado	they might have expressed, you (plural) might have expressed

OR

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiera expresado	I might have expressed
Tú	hubieras expresado	you might have expressed
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)	hubiera expresado	he/she might have expressed, you (formal) might have expressed
Nosotros (as)	hubiéramos expresado	we might have expressed
Vosotros (as)	hubierais expresado	you (plural) Spain might have expressed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)	hubieran expresado	they might have expressed, you (plural) might have expressed

expresar 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.

expresar 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 tú 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 expresar  would be expresa. 

Let’s see the process:

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

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

Pronoun	Spanish	English
N/A	N/A	N/A
Tú	¡expresa!	express!
Usted (Ud.)	¡exprese!	express!
Nosotros (as)	¡expresemos!	express!
Vosotros (as)	¡expresad!	express!
Ustedes (Uds.)	¡expresen!	express!

expresar 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.

expresar 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 

Pronoun	Spanish	English
N/A	N/A	N/A
Tú	¡no expreses!	Don’t express!
Usted (Ud.)	¡no exprese!	Don’t express!
Nosotros (as)	¡no expresemos!	Don’t express!
Vosotros (as)	¡no expreséis!	Don’t express!
Ustedes (Uds.)	¡no expresen!	Don’t express!