adivinar Negative Imperative Conjugation
adivinar — to guess
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no adivines, no adivine, no adivinemos, no adivinéis, no adivinen.
adivinar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to guess—perhaps because you want to tell them the answer or it's a secret they shouldn't try to uncover yet.
Notes on adivinar in the Negative Imperative
Regular. Simply place 'no' before the present subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
No adivines todavía, déjame terminar.
Don't guess yet, let me finish.
tú
No adivinen el final, ¡arruinarán la sorpresa!
Don't guess the ending, you'll ruin the surprise!
No adivinemos antes de tiempo.
Let's not guess ahead of time.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no adivina
Correct: no adivines
Why: Negative commands for 'tú' must use the subjunctive form (ending in -es for -ar verbs), not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: adivino
The present tense of adivinar is regular: adivino, adivinas, adivina, adivinamos, adivináis, adivinan.
Preterite
yo: adiviné
The preterite of adivinar is regular: adiviné, adivinaste, adivinó, adivinamos, adivinasteis, adivinaron.
Imperfect
yo: adivinaba
Adivinar is regular in the imperfect: adivinaba, adivinabas, adivinaba, adivinábamos, adivinabais, adivinaban.
Future
yo: adivinaré
The future of adivinar is regular: adivinaré, adivinarás, adivinará, adivinaremos, adivinaréis, adivinarán.
Conditional
yo: adivinaría
The conditional of adivinar is regular: adivinaría, adivinarías, adivinaría, adivinaríamos, adivinaríais, adivinarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: adivine
The present subjunctive of adivinar uses 'e' endings: adivine, adivines, adivine, adivinemos, adivinéis, adivinen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: adivinara
The imperfect subjunctive of adivinar follows the -ra pattern: adivinara, adivinaras, adivinara, adivináramos, adivinarais, adivinaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: adivina
Affirmative commands for adivinar: adivina (tú), adivine (usted), adivinemos (nosotros), adivinad (vosotros), adivinen (ustedes).