abarcar Negative Imperative Conjugation
abarcar — to cover
The negative imperative always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no abarques, no abarque.
abarcar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to take on too much or not to cover a certain area.
Notes on abarcar in the Negative Imperative
All forms use the 'qu' spelling change because the negative imperative is identical to the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No abarques más de lo que puedes.
Don't take on (cover) more than you can.
tú
No abarquen temas personales en la reunión.
Don't cover personal topics in the meeting.
ustedes
No abarquemos ese problema todavía.
Let's not cover that problem yet.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no abarces
Correct: no abarques
Why: The 'qu' is mandatory in negative commands to maintain the pronunciation of the original verb.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: abarco
Abarcar is completely regular in the present indicative (abarco, abarcas, abarca).
Preterite
yo: abarqué
Abarcar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'abarqué'.
Imperfect
yo: abarcaba
The imperfect of abarcar is regular: abarcaba, abarcabas, abarcaba.
Future
yo: abarcaré
The future tense of abarcar is regular: abarcaré, abarcarás, abarcará.
Conditional
yo: abarcaría
The conditional of abarcar is regular: abarcaría, abarcarías, abarcaría.
Present Subjunctive
yo: abarque
The present subjunctive of abarcar undergoes a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms (abarque, abarques).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: abarcara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular for abarcar, using the stem 'abarcara' based on the preterite 'abarcaron'.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: abarca
The imperative of abarcar uses 'abarca' for tú and 'abarquen' for ustedes (with a spelling change).