añadir Negative Imperative Conjugation
añadir — to add
Use 'no añadas', 'no añada', 'no añadamos', 'no añadan', 'no añadáis' for negative commands with 'añadir'.
añadir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
This is how you tell someone *not* to do something. It's used for negative commands, like telling a friend not to add too much spice.
Notes on añadir in the Negative Imperative
Negative commands in Spanish always use the present subjunctive. 'Añadir' is regular in the present subjunctive, so its negative imperative forms are also regular.
Example Sentences
No añadas sal hasta que pruebes la sopa.
Don't add salt until you taste the soup.
tú
Señora, no añada esos químicos juntos.
Madam, do not add those chemicals together.
usted
No añadamos leña al fuego.
Let's not add fuel to the fire.
nosotros
No añadan información falsa.
Do not add false information.
No añadáis más azúcar, por favor.
Do not add more sugar, please.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing negative imperative with present indicative.
Correct: Remember to use the subjunctive form after 'no' for commands: 'no añadas' (subjunctive) not 'no añades' (indicative).
Why: The subjunctive mood is required for negative commands.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'añadáis' (vosotros).
Correct: The correct form is 'no añadáis', with the accent on the 'a'.
Why: The accent mark is needed to show the correct stress on the word.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: añado
Use 'añado', 'añades', 'añade', 'añadimos', 'añadís', 'añaden' for current, habitual, or general truths with 'añadir'.
Preterite
yo: añadí
The preterite of 'añadir' is regular: añadí, añadiste, añadió, añadimos, añadisteis, añadieron.
Imperfect
yo: añadía
Use 'añadía', 'añadías', 'añadía', 'añadíamos', 'añadíais', 'añadían' for ongoing or habitual past actions with 'añadir'.
Future
yo: añadiré
The future tense of 'añadir' is regular: añadiré, añadirás, añadirá, añadiremos, añadiréis, añadirán.
Conditional
yo: añadiría
Use 'añadiría', 'añadirías', 'añadiría', 'añadiríamos', 'añadiríais', 'añadirían' for hypotheticals, polite requests, or future-in-the-past with 'añadir'.
Present Subjunctive
yo: añada
Use 'añada', 'añadas', 'añadamos', 'añadan', 'añadáis' for wishes, doubts, emotions, and impersonal expressions with 'añadir'.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: añadiera
Use 'añadiera' or 'añadiese' and its variants for past hypothetical or uncertain situations with 'añadir'.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: añade
Use 'añade', 'añada', 'añadamos', 'añadan', 'añadid' for direct commands with 'añadir'.