Spanish grammar - The negative imperative - irregular verbs |
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The negative imperative also conjugates irregularly for many common verbs. The format is infinitive ('meaning') : tú, vosotros, usted, ustedes & nosotros • venir ('to come'): no vengas, no vengáis, no venga, no vengan & no vengamos • decir ('to say, to tell'): no digas, no digáis, no diga, no digan & no digamos • hacer ('to do, to make'): no hagas, no hagáis, no haga, no hagan & no hagamos • ir ('to go'): no vayas, no vayáis, no vaya, no vayan & no vayamos • poner ('to put, to place'): no pongas, no pongáis, no ponga, no pongan & no pongamos • ser ('to be'): no seas, no seáis, no sea, no sean & no seamos • tener ('to have'): no tengas, no tengáis, no tenga, no tengan & no tengamos |
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No vengas tarde.
(You, familiar) don't come late.
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No vengáis sin avisarnos.
(You all, familiar, plural) don't come without letting us know.
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No venga mañana, no estaremos aquí.
(You, formal) don't come tomorrow, we won't be here.
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Por favor, no vengan demasiado temprano.
Please, (You all, formal, plural) don't come too early.
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No vengamos a la reunión de la próxima semana sin estar preparados.
Let's not come to next week's meeting unprepared.
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No digas mentiras a tus padres.
(You, familiar) don't tell lies to your parents.
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No digáis nada al respecto.
(You all, familiar, plural) don't say anything about it.
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No le diga nada de eso a ella. Se enfadará.
(You, formal) don't say anything about that to her. She'll get upset.
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No digan eso.
(You all, formal, plural) don't say that.
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No digamos nada al respecto aún.
Let's not say anything about it yet.
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No hagas ruido en la biblioteca.
(You, familiar) don't make noise in the library.
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No hagáis las reparaciones todavía.
(You all, familiar, plural) don't do the repairs yet.
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No haga eso, por favor.
(You, formal) don't do that, please.
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No le hagan caso. Está loco.
(You all, formal, plural) don't pay attention to him. He is crazy.
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No hagamos eso sin su permiso.
Let's not do that without his permission.
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No vayas solo. Es peligroso.
(You, familiar) don't go alone. It's dangerous.
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No vayáis al parque solos por la noche.
(You all, familiar, plural) don't go to the park alone at night.
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No vaya a la feria sin mí.
(You, formal) don't go to the fair without me.
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No vayan demasiado lejos.
(You all, formal, plural) don't go too far away.
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Estoy cansado. No vayamos a casa tarde esta noche.
I'm tired. Let's not go home late tonight.
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