anunciar Negative Imperative Conjugation
anunciar — announce
The negative imperative of anunciar uses the present subjunctive forms: no anuncies, no anuncie, no anuncien.
anunciar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to announce something yet, such as a secret or a surprise.
Notes on anunciar in the Negative Imperative
Anunciar is regular. All negative imperative forms are identical to the present subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
No anuncies el secreto todavía.
Don't announce the secret yet.
tú
No anuncien nada hasta que yo les diga.
Don't announce anything until I tell you.
ustedes
No anunciemos el cierre de la tienda aún.
Let's not announce the store's closing yet.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no anuncia
Correct: no anuncies
Why: Negative commands for 'tú' must use the subjunctive form, not the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: anuncio
The present of anunciar is regular: anuncio, anuncias, anuncia, anunciamos, anunciáis, anuncian.
Preterite
yo: anuncié
Anunciar is regular in the preterite: anuncié, anunciaste, anunció, anunciamos, anunciasteis, anunciaron.
Imperfect
yo: anunciaba
The imperfect of anunciar uses the regular -aba endings: anunciaba, anunciabas, anunciaba, anunciábamos, anunciabais, anunciaban.
Future
yo: anunciaré
The future of anunciar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: anunciaré, anunciarás, anunciará...
Conditional
yo: anunciaría
The conditional of anunciar is regular: anunciaría, anunciarías, anunciaría, anunciaríamos, anunciaríais, anunciarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: anuncie
The present subjunctive of anunciar follows the regular -ar pattern: anuncie, anuncies, anuncie, anunciemos, anunciéis, anuncien.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: anunciara
The imperfect subjunctive of anunciar is formed from the 'ellos' preterite stem: anunciara, anunciaras, anunciara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: anuncia
The imperative of anunciar gives commands: anuncia (tú), anuncie (usted), anunciad (vosotros), anuncien (ustedes).