admirar Negative Imperative Conjugation
admirar — to admire
The negative imperative of admirar uses the present subjunctive: no admires, no admire, no admiremos, no admiréis, no admiren.
admirar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to admire something or someone (though rare, it might be used in advice like 'Don't admire false idols').
Notes on admirar in the Negative Imperative
Admirar is regular; it uses the exact forms of the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No admires solo la belleza exterior.
Don't admire only outer beauty.
tú
No admiremos a personas violentas.
Let's not admire violent people.
nosotros
No admiren ese comportamiento.
Don't admire that behavior (you all).
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'no admira' for a command.
Correct: no admires
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: admiro
The present of admirar is regular: admiro, admiras, admira, admiramos, admiráis, admiran.
Preterite
yo: admiré
The preterite of admirar is regular: admiré, admiraste, admiró, admiramos, admirasteis, admiraron.
Imperfect
yo: admiraba
The imperfect of admirar is regular: admiraba, admirabas, admiraba, admirábamos, admirabais, admiraban.
Future
yo: admiraré
The future of admirar is regular: admiraré, admirarás, admirará, admiraremos, admiraréis, admirarán.
Conditional
yo: admiraría
The conditional of admirar is regular: admiraría, admirarías, admiraría, admiraríamos, admiraríais, admirarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: admire
The present subjunctive of admirar is regular: admire, admires, admire, admiremos, admiréis, admiren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: admirara
The imperfect subjunctive of admirar is regular: admirara, admiraras, admirara, admiráramos, admirarais, admiraran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: admira
The affirmative imperative of admirar is: admira (tú), admire (usted), admiremos (nosotros), admirad (vosotros), admiren (ustedes).