Cambiar affirmative commands conjugation
Cambiar in the affirmative commands: cambia, cambie, cambiemos, cambiad, cambien.
- to change; to exchange; to switch
- regular
- Participle: cambiado
- Gerund: cambiando
Affirmative commands imperativo afirmativo
| tú | cambia |
|---|---|
| usted | cambie |
| nosotros | cambiemos |
| vosotros | cambiad |
| ustedes | cambien |
Negative commands imperativo negativo
| tú | no cambies |
|---|---|
| usted | no cambie |
| nosotros | no cambiemos |
| vosotros | no cambiéis |
| ustedes | no cambien |
How to use cambiar in the affirmative commands
Commands are cambia (tú), cambie (usted), cambiemos (nosotros) and cambien (ustedes). Cambia esa cara (cheer up, literally 'change that face') is a common friendly expression. Negative commands use the subjunctive: nunca cambies. Pronouns attach with a written accent: cámbialo, cámbiese, cámbienlo. On screens and in apps you will see the usted and tú forms side by side: cambie su contraseña, cambia tu foto de perfil. In Spain, the vosotros command is cambiad, and the reflexive cambiaos means 'get changed'.
Examples
Cambia esa cara, que no es para tanto.
Cheer up, it's not that bad.
Cambie su contraseña cada tres meses.
Change your password every three months.
Cambien de lugar con el grupo de al lado.
Switch places with the group next to you.
Quick check: cambiar in the affirmative commands
More cambiar tenses
- All cambiar tenses
- Cambiar present
- Cambiar preterite
- Cambiar imperfect
- Cambiar future
- Cambiar conditional
- Cambiar present subjunctive
Other verbs in the affirmative commands
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