How to conjugate iniciar in Spanish

iniciar in Spanish means to initiate, 

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

iniciar in the Present Tense

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

The verb iniciar is regular in the present tense. 

The verb iniciar 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 iniciar in the indicative present tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoinicioI initiate
iniciasyou initiate
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)iniciahe/she initiates, you (formal) initiates
Nosotros (as)iniciamoswe initiate
Vosotros (as)iniciaísyou (plural) Spain initiate
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)inicianthey initiate, you (plural) initiate

iniciar 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 iniciar 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 iniciar in the preterite tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoiniciéI initiated
iniciasteyou initiated
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)inicióhe/she initiated, you (formal) initiated
Nosotros (as)iniciamoswe initiated
Vosotros (as)iniciasteisyou (plural) Spain initiated
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)iniciaronthey initiated, you (plural) initiated

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

iniciar 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 iniciar is regular in the imperfect tense. 

The verb iniciar 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 iniciar in the imperfect tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoiniciabaI used to initiate
iniciabasyou used to initiate
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)iniciabahe/she used to initiate, you (formal) used to initiate
Nosotros (as)iniciábamoswe used to initiate
Vosotros (as)iniciabaisyou (plural) Spain used to initiate
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)iniciabanthey used to initiate, you (plural) used to initiate

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

iniciar in the Future Tense

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

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoiniciaréI will initiate
iniciarásyou will initiate
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)iniciaráhe/she will initiate, you (formal) will initiate
Nosotros (as)iniciaremoswe will initiate
Vosotros (as)iniciaréisyou (plural) Spain will initiate
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)iniciaránthey will initiate, you (plural) will initiate

iniciar 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 iniciar 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 iniciar 

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 iniciar using the informal future:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a iniciarI will initiate
vas a iniciaryou will initiate
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)va a iniciarhe/she will initiate, you (formal) will initiate
Nosotros (as)vamos a iniciarwe will initiate
Vosotros (as)vais a iniciaryou (plural) Spain will initiate
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)van a iniciarthey will initiate, you (plural) will initiate

iniciar 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 iniciar 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 iniciar is: iniciando

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 iniciar using the present progressive:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy iniciandoI am initiating
estás iniciandoyou are initiating
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)está iniciandohe/she is initiating, you (formal) are initiating
Nosotros (as)estamos iniciandowe are initiating
Vosotros (as)estáis iniciandoyou (plural) Spain are initiating
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)están iniciandothey are initiating, you (plural) are initiating

iniciar 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 iniciar is regular in the conditional tense. 

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoiniciaríaI would initiate
iniciaríasyou would initiate
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)iniciaríahe/she would initiate, you (formal) would initiate
Nosotros (as)iniciaríamoswe would initiate
Vosotros (as)iniciaríasyou (plural) Spain would initiate
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)iniciaríanthey would initiate, you (plural)would initiate

iniciar 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 iniciar 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 iniciar in the present perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe iniciadoI have initiated
has iniciadoyou have initiated
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)ha iniciadohe/she have initiated, you (formal) have initiated
Nosotros (as)hemos iniciadowe have initiated
Vosotros (as)habéis iniciadoyou (plural) Spain have initiated
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)han iniciadothey have initiated, you (plural) have initiated

iniciar 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 iniciar 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 iniciar

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 iniciar in the past perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía iniciadoI had initiated
habías iniciadoyou had initiated
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)había iniciadohe/she had initiated, you (formal) had initiated
Nosotros (as)habíamos iniciadowe had initiated
Vosotros (as)habíais iniciadoyou (plural) Spain had initiated
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habíain iniciadothey had initiated, you (plural) had initiated

iniciar 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 iniciar 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 iniciar. 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 iniciar in the future perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré iniciadoI will have initiated
habrás iniciadoyou will have initiated
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)habrá iniciadohe/she will have initiated, you (formal) will have initiated
Nosotros (as)habremos iniciadowe will have initiated
Vosotros (as)habréis iniciadoyou (plural) Spain will have initiated
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrán iniciadothey will have initiated, you (plural) will have initiated

iniciar 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 iniciar 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 iniciar. 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 iniciar in the conditional perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría iniciadoI would have initiated
habrías iniciadoyou would have initiated
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)habría iniciadohe/she would have initiated, you (formal) would have initiated
Nosotros (as)habríamos iniciadowe would have initiated
Vosotros (as)habríais iniciadoyou (plural) Spain will would initiated
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrían iniciadothey would have initiated, you (plural) would have initiated

iniciar 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 iniciar 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 iniciar in the subjunctive present:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoinicieI may initiate
iniciesyou may initiate
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)iniciehe/she may initiate, you (formal) may initiate
Nosotros (as)iniciemoswe may initiate
Vosotros (as)iniciéisyou (plural) Spain may initiate
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)inicienthey may initiate, you (plural) may initiate

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoiniciaraI might initiate
iniciarasyou might initiate
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)iniciarahe/she might initiate, you (formal) might initiate
Nosotros (as)iniciáramoswe might initiate
Vosotros (as)iniciaraisyou (plural) Spain might initiate
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)iniciaranthey might initiate, you (plural) might initiate

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoiniciaseI might initiate
iniciasesyou might initiate
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)iniciasehe/she might initiate, you (formal) might initiate
Nosotros (as)iniciásamoswe might initiate
Vosotros (as)iniciasaisyou (plural) Spain might initiate
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)iniciasanthey might initiate, you (plural) might initiate

iniciar 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 iniciar 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 iniciar 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 iniciar in the subjunctive future:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoiniciaraI will initiate
iniciarasyou will initiate
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)iniciarahe/she will initiate, you (formal) will initiate
Nosotros (as)iniciáramoswe will initiate
Vosotros (as)iniciaraisyou (plural) Spain will initiate
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)iniciaranthey will initiate, you (plural) will initiate

iniciar 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 iniciar 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 iniciar is: iniciado

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya iniciadoI may have initiated
hayas iniciadoyou may have initiated
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)haya iniciadohe/she may have initiated, you (formal) may have initiated
Nosotros (as)hayamos iniciadowe may have initiated
Vosotros (as)hayáis iniciadoyou (plural) Spain may have initiated
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hayan iniciadothey may have initiated, you (plural) may have initiated

iniciar 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 iniciar 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 iniciar:

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

The past participle of the verb iniciar is iniciado.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiese iniciadoI might have initiated
hubieses iniciadoyou might have initiated
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)hubiese iniciadohe/she might have initiated, you (formal) might have initiated
Nosotros (as)hubiésemos iniciadowe might have initiated
Vosotros (as)hubieseis iniciadoyou (plural) Spain might have initiated
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubiesen iniciadothey might have initiated, you (plural) might have initiated

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera iniciadoI might have initiated
hubieras iniciadoyou might have initiated
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)hubiera iniciadohe/she might have initiated, you (formal) might have initiated
Nosotros (as)hubiéramos iniciadowe might have initiated
Vosotros (as)hubierais iniciadoyou (plural) Spain might have initiated
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubieran iniciadothey might have initiated, you (plural) might have initiated

iniciar 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.

iniciar 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 iniciar  would be inicia

Let’s see the process:

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡inicia!initiate!
Usted (Ud.)¡inicie!initiate!
Nosotros (as)¡iniciemos!initiate!
Vosotros (as)¡iniciad!initiate!
Ustedes (Uds.)¡inicien!initiate!

iniciar 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.

iniciar 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 inicies!Don’t initiate!
Usted (Ud.)¡no inicie!Don’t initiate!
Nosotros (as)¡no iniciemos!Don’t initiate!
Vosotros (as)¡no iniciéis!Don’t initiate!
Ustedes (Uds.)¡no inicien!Don’t initiate!

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