Cerrar affirmative commands conjugation
Cerrar in the affirmative commands: cierra, cierre, cerremos, cerrad, cierren.
- to close; to shut; to lock
- stem-changing (e→ie)
- Participle: cerrado
- Gerund: cerrando
Affirmative commands imperativo afirmativo
| tú | cierra |
|---|---|
| usted | cierre |
| nosotros | cerremos |
| vosotros | cerrad |
| ustedes | cierren |
Negative commands imperativo negativo
| tú | no cierres |
|---|---|
| usted | no cierre |
| nosotros | no cerremos |
| vosotros | no cerréis |
| ustedes | no cierren |
How to use cerrar in the affirmative commands
The tú command is cierra; the others come from the subjunctive: cierre (usted), cerremos (nosotros), cierren (ustedes). Cierre la puerta and Cierren al salir are common on signs. Negative commands use the subjunctive: no cierres la ventana. Pronouns attach with an accent: ciérrala. Cerremos is how you wrap up a meeting.
Examples
Cierren la puerta al salir, por favor.
Please close the door on your way out.
Cerremos la reunión con los próximos pasos.
Let's close the meeting with the next steps.
Cierre bien la tapa después de usar el producto.
Close the lid tightly after using the product.
Quick check: cerrar in the affirmative commands
More cerrar tenses
- All cerrar tenses
- Cerrar present
- Cerrar preterite
- Cerrar imperfect
- Cerrar future
- Cerrar conditional
- Cerrar present subjunctive
Other verbs in the affirmative commands
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