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almorzar Negative Imperative Conjugation

almorzar — to have lunch

A1irregular (stem-changing o > ue) and spelling change in preterite yo form (z > c) -ar★★★★★
Quick answer:

Negative commands for almorzar always use the present subjunctive forms: no almuerces, no almuerce.

almorzar Negative Imperative Forms

túno almuerces
ustedno almuerce
nosotrosno almorcemos
vosotrosno almorcéis
ustedesno almuercen

When to Use the Negative Imperative

Use this to tell someone not to have lunch yet or not to eat in a certain place.

Notes on almorzar in the Negative Imperative

Since these are based on the present subjunctive, they all feature the z > c spelling change and the o > ue stem change (except for nosotros/vosotros).

Example Sentences

  • No almuerces todavía, la cena será pronto.

    Don't have lunch yet, dinner will be soon.

    tú

  • No almuercen en sus escritorios, por favor.

    Don't eat lunch at your desks, please.

  • No almorcemos aquí, está muy sucio.

    Let's not have lunch here, it's very dirty.

    nosotros

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Saying 'no almuerzas' for the negative tú command.

    Correct: no almuerces

    Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive ending (-es for -ar verbs), not the indicative ending (-as).

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Related Tenses

Present

yo: almuerzo

Almorzar is a stem-changing verb where the 'o' becomes 'ue' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.

Preterite

yo: almorcé

Almorzar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (almorcé) but follows regular -ar endings otherwise.

Imperfect

yo: almorzaba

Almorzar is regular in the imperfect: almorzaba, almorzabas, almorzaba, etc.

Future

yo: almorzaré

Almorzar is completely regular in the future tense; just add the endings to the full infinitive.

Conditional

yo: almorzaría

The conditional of almorzar is regular: almorzaría, almorzarías, almorzaría.

Present Subjunctive

yo: almuerce

Combines the 'o > ue' stem change with the 'z > c' spelling change (almuerce, almuerces).

Imperfect Subjunctive

yo: almorzara

The imperfect subjunctive of almorzar is regular based on the third-person plural preterite: almorzara, almorzaras.

Affirmative Imperative

yo: almuerza

Use 'almuerza' (tú) or 'almuerce' (usted) to tell someone to eat lunch.