When to use it
- Negative commands
- Warnings and prohibitions
- Advice about what to avoid
- Negative group suggestions
Imperativo negativo
Spanish Negative Imperative Conjugation Guide
Use the Spanish negative imperative to tell someone not to do something, with no plus the corresponding present-subjunctive form.
Quick summary
This spanish negative imperative conjugation reference connects meaning to forms. Use the Spanish negative imperative to tell someone not to do something, with no plus the corresponding present-subjunctive form. Place no before the present-subjunctive command form. Object and reflexive pronouns go before the verb rather than attaching to it.
How to form it
Place no before the present-subjunctive command form. Object and reflexive pronouns go before the verb rather than attaching to it.
Spanish Negative Imperative examples
No hables tan rápido.
Do not speak so quickly.
No coman aquí.
Do not eat here.
No nos vayamos todavía.
Let us not leave yet.
Regular spanish negative imperative conjugations
Compare a model -ar, -er, and -ir verb. The bold portion is the complete conjugated form.
Practise this tense with common verbs
Open custom verb practiceCommon spanish negative imperative mistakes
Incorrect: No háblalo.
Correct: No lo hables.
Pronouns precede a negative command instead of attaching to the verb.
Related Spanish tense guides
Spanish Affirmative ImperativeUse the Spanish affirmative imperative to give instructions, invitations, advice, and direct positive commands.Spanish Present SubjunctiveUse the Spanish present subjunctive when a clause is framed through wishes, influence, emotion, doubt, evaluation, or a pending future event.Spanish Imperfect SubjunctiveUse the Spanish imperfect subjunctive after past or conditional triggers and in hypothetical present or future conditions.
Spanish Negative Imperative FAQ
What is the spanish negative imperative?
Use the Spanish negative imperative to tell someone not to do something, with no plus the corresponding present-subjunctive form.
How do you form the spanish negative imperative?
Place no before the present-subjunctive command form. Object and reflexive pronouns go before the verb rather than attaching to it.
When should I use the spanish negative imperative?
Use it for negative commands, warnings and prohibitions, advice about what to avoid, negative group suggestions.
How can I practise the spanish negative imperative?
Use one tense with several common verbs, answer from memory, review corrections, and return when the saved forms become due.