absolver Negative Imperative Conjugation
absolver — to acquit
The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no absuelvas, no absuelva, no absolváis.
absolver Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to command someone NOT to acquit or pardon.
Notes on absolver in the Negative Imperative
Follows the present subjunctive pattern: stem change (o > ue) except for nosotros and vosotros.
Example Sentences
No lo absuelvas todavía.
Don't acquit him yet.
tú
No absolváis a los culpables.
Don't (you all) acquit the guilty ones.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no absuelve
Correct: no absuelvas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: absuelvo
Absolver is a stem-changing verb (o > ue) in the present tense: absuelvo, absuelves, absuelve, absuelven.
Preterite
yo: absolví
Absolver is regular in the preterite: absolví, absolviste, absolvió, absolvimos, absolvisteis, absolvieron.
Imperfect
yo: absolvía
Absolver is regular in the imperfect: absolvía, absolvías, absolvía, absolvíamos, absolvíais, absolvían.
Future
yo: absolveré
Absolver is regular in the future: absolveré, absolverás, absolverá, absolveremos, absolveréis, absolverán.
Conditional
yo: absolvería
Absolver is regular in the conditional: absolvería, absolverías, absolvería, absolveríamos, absolveríais, absolverían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: absuelva
The present subjunctive follows the stem change (o > ue): absuelva, absuelvas, absuelva, absuelvan (but absolvamos, absolváis).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: absolviera
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: absolviera, absolvieras, absolviera, absolviéramos, absolvierais, absolvieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: absuelve
Use the imperative for direct commands: absuelve (tú), absuelva (usted), absolved (vosotros).