The Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands) of Calentar is used to give direct orders or instructions to heat something up, for example Calienta la sopa, por favor. (Heat up the soup, please.)

This verb follows the e to ie stem-changing conjugation pattern, where the stem vowel changes from ‘e’ to ‘ie’ in certain conjugations.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Calentar (to heat) in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands) tense (Castilian Spanish):

Calentar generally means to heat or warm something up, but has several different meanings in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands), some of which might surprise you.

To heat or warm up: This is the most common meaning, for example, Calienta la sopa por favor (Please heat up the soup).

To excite or arouse: Used colloquially, for example, Caliéntame con tus movimientos, cariño (Get me excited with your moves, honey).

To annoy or bother: In a rude sense, for example, ¡No me calientes más con tus tonterías! (Don’t bother me anymore with your nonsense!).

To insist or persist: Meaning to keep pushing a topic, for example, ¡Calienta ese tema otra vez y verás! (Keep insisting on that topic again and you’ll see!).

To make something intense: Referring to making a situation more heated or intense, for example, ¡Calienta el ambiente con tu energía! (Heat up the atmosphere with your energy!).

Examples

Examples of Calentar in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands)

¡Calienta la sopa antes de servirla! (Heat up the soup before serving it!)

Antes de irnos, calentemos el auto para que no tenga frío. (Before we leave, let’s warm up the car so it’s not cold.)

Oye, ¿pueden calentar las tortillas? Se enfrían rápido. (Hey, can you guys warm up the tortillas? They get cold quickly.)

Señores, calienten sus músculos antes de comenzar el entrenamiento. (Folks, warm up your muscles before starting the workout.)

¡Calienta las manos frotándolas! Hace mucho frío afuera. (Warm up your hands by rubbing them! It’s really cold outside.)

¿Puedes calentar mi abrigo en la secadora? Está helado. (Can you warm up my coat in the dryer? It’s freezing.)

Para el masaje, primero calentemos un poco de aceite. (For the massage, let’s first warm up some oil.)

Amigos, calienten sus voces antes del ensayo de coro. (Friends, warm up your voices before the choir rehearsal.)

Antes de salir a correr, calienta tus músculos para evitar lesiones. (Before going for a run, warm up your muscles to avoid injuries.)

Para el desayuno, calentemos los bollos en el horno. (For breakfast, let’s warm up the rolls in the oven.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Calentar (to heat) in the Imperative Mood (Affirmative Commands) tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Imperative mood is also known as the Command Form, Affirmative Command Mood, or Direct Command Form in English, and as Modo Imperativo, Imperativo Afirmativo, Mandatos Afirmativos, or Forma de Mandato in Spanish.