alentar Negative Imperative Conjugation
alentar — to encourage
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no alientes, no aliente, no alentemos, no alentéis, no alienten.
alentar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to encourage a specific person or behavior.
Notes on alentar in the Negative Imperative
It follows the present subjunctive rules, including the e > ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Example Sentences
No alientes su mal comportamiento.
Don't encourage his bad behavior.
tú
No alienten la violencia en el estadio.
Don't encourage violence in the stadium.
ustedes
No alentemos falsas esperanzas.
Let's not encourage false hopes.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'no alienta' for the negative command.
Correct: no alientes
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: aliento
Alentar is a stem-changing verb where 'e' becomes 'ie' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: alenté
Alentar is completely regular in the preterite; it does NOT have a stem change here.
Imperfect
yo: alentaba
The imperfect of alentar is regular: alentaba, alentabas, alentaba, alentábamos, alentabais, alentaban.
Future
yo: alentaré
The future tense is regular: alentaré, alentarás, alentará, alentaremos, alentaréis, alentarán.
Conditional
yo: alentaría
The conditional of alentar is regular: alentaría, alentarías, alentaría, alentaríamos, alentaríais, alentarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: aliente
The present subjunctive of alentar features the e > ie stem change: aliente, alientes, aliente, alentemos, alentéis, alienten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: alentara
The imperfect subjunctive of alentar is regular: alentara, alentaras, alentara, alentáramos, alentarais, alentaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: alienta
The imperative uses 'alienta' (tú) and 'aliente' (usted/ustedes), maintaining the stem change.