acordar Negative Imperative Conjugation
acordar — to agree
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no acuerdes, no acuerde, no acordemos, no acordéis, no acuerden.
acordar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to agree to something or not to settle yet.
Notes on acordar in the Negative Imperative
It matches the present subjunctive exactly, including the o→ue stem change pattern.
Example Sentences
No acuerdes nada sin leer el contrato.
Don't agree to anything without reading the contract.
tú
No acordemos nada todavía.
Let's not agree on anything yet.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'no acuerda'.
Correct: no acuerdes
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive ending, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: acuerdo
Acordar is a stem-changing verb (o→ue) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: acordé
Acordar is regular in the preterite, used to mark the specific moment an agreement was reached.
Imperfect
yo: acordaba
The imperfect of acordar is regular: acordaba, acordabas, acordaba, acordábamos, acordabais, acordaban.
Future
yo: acordaré
The future of acordar is regular: acordaré, acordarás, acordará, acordaremos, acordaréis, acordarán.
Conditional
yo: acordaría
The conditional of acordar is regular: acordaría, acordarías, acordaría, acordaríamos, acordaríais, acordarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: acuerde
The present subjunctive of acordar follows the o→ue stem change: acuerde, acuerdes, acuerde, acordemos, acordéis, acuerden.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: acordara
The imperfect subjunctive of acordar is regular: acordara, acordaras, acordara, acordáramos, acordarais, acordaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: acuerda
The imperative uses the stem change (o→ue) for all forms except vosotros.