agravar Negative Imperative Conjugation
agravar — to worsen
Negative commands for agravar use the present subjunctive: 'no agraves' (tú), 'no agrave' (usted), 'no agravéis' (vosotros), 'no agravemos' (nosotros), 'no agraven' (ustedes).
agravar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use negative commands when telling someone NOT to do something. For instance, 'No agraves la herida' means 'Don't worsen the wound.'
Notes on agravar in the Negative Imperative
Agravar is regular in the negative imperative, which is formed using the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No agraves la situación con tus comentarios.
Don't worsen the situation with your comments.
tú
Por favor, no agrave el problema más de lo necesario.
Please, don't worsen the problem more than necessary.
usted
No agravéis las tensiones entre nosotros.
Don't worsen the tensions between us.
vosotros
No agravemos el dolor de cabeza con ruido.
Let's not worsen the headache with noise.
nosotros
No agraven la crisis haciendo eso.
Don't worsen the crisis by doing that.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting 'no' before the verb: 'Agraves la situación'.
Correct: Always include 'no' for negative commands: 'No agraves la situación'.
Why: The 'no' is essential to make the command negative.
Mistake: Using the indicative instead of subjunctive: 'No agravas'.
Correct: Use the present subjunctive: 'No agraves'.
Why: Negative commands in Spanish are formed using the present subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: agravo
The present tense of agravar is regular: agravo, agravas, agrava, agravamos, agraváis, agravan.
Preterite
yo: agravé
The preterite of agravar is regular: agravé, agravaste, agravó, agravamos, agravasteis, agravaron.
Imperfect
yo: agravaba
The imperfect of agravar is regular: agravaba, agravabas, agravaba, agravábamos, agravabais, agravaban.
Future
yo: agravaré
The future tense of agravar is regular: agravaré, agravarás, agravará, agravarémos, agravaréis, agravarán.
Conditional
yo: agravaría
The conditional of agravar is regular: agravaría, agravarías, agravaría, agravaríamos, agravaríais, agravarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: agrave
The present subjunctive of agravar uses 'agrave' (yo/él/ella/usted), 'agravas' (tú), 'agravamos' (nosotros), 'agraváis' (vosotros), 'agraven' (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: agravara
The imperfect subjunctive of agravar has two forms, e.g., 'agravara'/'agravara' (yo/él/ella/usted) and 'agravaran'/'agraváran' (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: agrava
The imperative of agravar uses 'agrava' (tú), 'agrave' (usted), 'agravad' (vosotros), 'agravad' (vosotros), 'agravemos' (nosotros), 'agraven' (ustedes).