alegar Negative Imperative Conjugation
alegar — to allege
The negative imperative of alegar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no alegues, no alegue.
alegar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to make a certain claim or excuse.
Notes on alegar in the Negative Imperative
All forms require the 'gu' spelling change to maintain the hard 'g' sound (no alegues, no alegue, no aleguemos, no aleguéis, no aleguen).
Example Sentences
No alegues cosas que no puedes probar.
Don't allege things you can't prove.
tú
No alegue ignorancia, usted lo sabía.
Don't claim ignorance; you knew it.
No aleguemos más excusas.
Let's not claim any more excuses.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no alegas
Correct: no alegues
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive, not the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: alego
Alegar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present indicative: alego, alegas, alega.
Preterite
yo: alegué
Alegar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'alegué'.
Imperfect
yo: alegaba
The imperfect of alegar is regular: alegaba, alegabas, alegaba, alegábamos.
Future
yo: alegaré
The future of alegar is regular: add endings to the infinitive (alegaré, alegarás, alegará).
Conditional
yo: alegaría
The conditional of alegar is regular: add -ía endings to the infinitive (alegaría, alegarías).
Present Subjunctive
yo: alegue
The present subjunctive of alegar requires a spelling change to 'alegue' to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: alegara
The imperfect subjunctive of alegar is formed regularly from the third-person plural preterite: alegara, alegaras, alegara.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: alega
The imperative of alegar uses 'alega' for tú and 'alegue' for usted.