amar Negative Imperative Conjugation
amar — to love
The negative imperative of amar uses the present subjunctive: no ames, no ame, no amemos, no améis, no amen.
amar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to love something or someone, often used in advice or warnings.
Notes on amar in the Negative Imperative
Amar is regular. Note that the 'tú' form changes from 'ama' (affirmative) to 'no ames' (negative).
Example Sentences
No ames el dinero más que a las personas.
Don't love money more than people.
tú
Por favor, no amemos la violencia.
Please, let's not love violence.
nosotros
No améis las cosas materiales.
Do not love material things.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no ama
Correct: no ames
Why: Negative commands for tú must use the subjunctive ending (-es), not the indicative ending (-a).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: amo
Amar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: amo, amas, ama, amamos, amáis, aman.
Preterite
yo: amé
The preterite of amar is regular: amé, amaste, amó, amamos, amasteis, amaron.
Imperfect
yo: amaba
The imperfect of amar follows the regular -aba pattern: amaba, amabas, amaba, amábamos, amabais, amaban.
Future
yo: amaré
The future of amar uses the infinitive as the stem: amaré, amarás, amará, amaremos, amaréis, amarán.
Conditional
yo: amaría
The conditional of amar adds -ía endings to the infinitive: amaría, amarías, amaría, amaríamos, amaríais, amarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: ame
The present subjunctive of amar swaps the -a for -e: ame, ames, ame, amemos, améis, amen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: amara
The imperfect subjunctive of amar uses the -ara endings: amara, amaras, amara, amáramos, amarais, amaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ama
The imperative of amar gives commands or advice: ama, ame, amemos, amad, amen.