Learn how to form negative commands in Spanish with irregular verbs. This lesson explains the structure of the negative imperative using the present subjunctive, especially for verbs like "dar" and "ir". Understand important conjugation patterns and exceptions to confidently give negative instructions in Spanish.
- Use the word no before the verb.
- For irregular "-ar" verbs, change the ending to "-e". For example: "pienso" => "no pienses (tú)".
- For irregular verbs ending in "-er" and "-ir", change the ending to "-a". For example: "pongo" => "no pongas (tú)".
Pronombre | Verbos acabados en -ar | Verbos acabados en -er/-ir |
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Tú + forma del verbo al presente del subjuntivo | -es ¡No des! (DAR) | -as ¡no vayas! (IR) |
Vosotros/-as + forma del verbo al presente del subjuntivo | -éis ¡No deis! (DAR) | -áis ¡no vayáis! (IR) |
Exceptions!
- Irregular verbs like ser and ir do not follow the regular conjugation rules.
Exercise 1: El imperativo negativo: los verbos irregulares
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
tengáis, hagas, vayas, vayáis, digas, seáis, seas