amparar Negative Imperative Conjugation
amparar — to protect
No ampares, no ampare, no amparemos, no amparéis, no amparen are negative commands for 'amparar'.
amparar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use the negative imperative to tell someone *not* to do something. For 'amparar,' it's telling someone not to protect, or to refrain from protecting.
Notes on amparar in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands in Spanish use the present subjunctive. So, 'amparar' follows the regular present subjunctive pattern: no ampares (tú), no ampare (usted), no amparemos (nosotros), no amparéis (vosotros), no amparen (ustedes).
Example Sentences
No ampares a los que actúan mal.
Don't protect those who do wrong.
tú
Por favor, no ampare esa injusticia.
Please, don't protect that injustice.
usted
No amparéis a los tramposos.
Don't you all protect the cheaters.
vosotros
No amparemos la corrupción.
Let's not protect corruption.
nosotros
Ustedes, no amparen a los culpables.
You all, do not protect the guilty.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the affirmative imperative instead of the negative subjunctive.
Correct: The negative command for 'tú' is 'no ampares', not 'no ampara'.
Why: Learners often forget that negative commands use the subjunctive form.
Mistake: Confusing 'vosotros' and 'vosotros' negative forms.
Correct: The correct negative is 'no amparéis', not 'no amparad'.
Why: The 'vosotros' negative imperative uses the subjunctive, which has a different ending than the affirmative imperative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: amparo
Amparo, amparas, ampara, amparamos, amparáis, amparan describe current or habitual protection with 'amparar'.
Preterite
yo: amparé
Amparé, amparaste, amparó, amparamos, amparasteis, ampararon are the completed past actions for 'amparar'.
Imperfect
yo: amparaba
Amparaba, amparabas, amparaba, amparábamos, amparabais, amparaban describe ongoing or habitual past protection with 'amparar'.
Future
yo: ampararé
Ampararé, ampararás, amparará, ampararemos, ampararéis, ampararán express future protection with 'amparar'.
Conditional
yo: ampararía
Ampararía, ampararías, ampararía, ampararíamos, ampararíais, ampararían express hypothetical protection with 'amparar'.
Present Subjunctive
yo: ampare
Ampare, ampares, amparemos, amparéis, amparen are the present subjunctive forms for 'amparar'.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: amparara
Amparara, amparas, amparáramos, ampararan are past subjunctive forms for 'amparar'.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ampara
Ampara, ampare, amparemos, amparad, amparen are the commands for 'amparar'.