admitir Negative Imperative Conjugation
admitir — to admit
The negative imperative of admitir uses subjunctive forms: no admitas, no admita, no admitamos, no admitáis, no admitan.
admitir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to admit something or to instruct a guard not to admit unauthorized people.
Notes on admitir in the Negative Imperative
Admitir is regular in the negative imperative; all forms are identical to the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No admitas nada sin hablar con un abogado.
Don't admit anything without talking to a lawyer.
tú
No admitan a nadie después de las diez.
Don't admit anyone after ten o'clock.
ustedes
No admitamos la derrota todavía.
Let's not admit defeat yet.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no admite
Correct: no admitas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative 'tú' form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: admito
The present tense of admitir is regular: admito, admites, admite, admitimos, admitís, admiten.
Preterite
yo: admití
Admitir is regular in the preterite: admití, admitiste, admitió, admitimos, admitisteis, admitieron.
Imperfect
yo: admitía
The imperfect of admitir uses regular -ía endings: admitía, admitías, admitía, admitíamos, admitíais, admitían.
Future
yo: admitiré
The future of admitir adds endings to the infinitive: admitiré, admitirás, admitirá, admitiremos, admitiréis, admitirán.
Conditional
yo: admitiría
The conditional of admitir is formed by adding -ía endings to the infinitive: admitiría, admitirías, admitiría, admitiríamos, admitiríais, admitirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: admita
The present subjunctive of admitir uses -a endings: admita, admitas, admita, admitamos, admitáis, admitan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: admitiera
The imperfect subjunctive of admitir is regular: admitiera, admitieras, admitiera, admitiéramos, admitierais, admitieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: admite
The imperative of admitir provides commands: admite (tú), admita (usted), admitamos (nosotros), admitid (vosotros), admitan (ustedes).