agradar Negative Imperative Conjugation
agradar — to please
Negative commands for agradar use the present subjunctive: no agrades, no agrade, no agrademos, no agradéis, no agraden.
agradar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
You use the negative imperative to tell someone *not* to do something. For agradar, it's 'don't please' or 'don't make someone happy'.
Notes on agradar in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands in Spanish use the present subjunctive. Agradar is regular in the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No agrades a la gente que te cae mal.
Don't try to please people you don't like.
tú
No agraden a nadie con chismes.
Don't please anyone with gossip.
No agrademos las malas vibras.
Let's not please (entertain) bad vibes.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive instead of the subjunctive, e.g., 'no agradar'.
Correct: Negative commands always use the subjunctive form: 'no agrades', 'no agrade', etc.
Why: The subjunctive mood is required for negative commands to express prohibition.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: agrado
The present tense of agradar (agrado, agradas, agrada, etc.) means 'to please' or 'to be pleasing' right now or habitually.
Preterite
yo: agradé
The preterite of agradar is regular: agradé, agradaste, agradó, agradamos, agradasteis, agradaron.
Imperfect
yo: agradaba
The imperfect of agradar (agradaba, agradabas, etc.) describes past actions or states that were ongoing or habitual.
Future
yo: agradaré
The future tense of agradar (agradaré, agradarás, etc.) indicates actions that will happen or expresses probability.
Conditional
yo: agradaría
The conditional of agradar (agradaría, agradarías, etc.) is used for hypotheticals ('would please'), polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: agrade
The present subjunctive of agradar (agrade, agrades, etc.) is used after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: agradara
The imperfect subjunctive of agradar (agradara/agradase forms) is for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: agrada
Use the imperative of agradar for direct commands: agrada, agrade, agrademos, agradad, agraden.