aparcar Negative Imperative Conjugation
aparcar — to park
The negative imperative of aparcar uses the present subjunctive forms: no aparques, no aparque, no aparquemos, no aparquéis, no aparquen.
aparcar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to park in a certain spot.
Notes on aparcar in the Negative Imperative
All forms require the 'qu' spelling change to maintain the hard 'k' sound.
Example Sentences
No aparques en el vado.
Don't park in the driveway.
tú
No aparquen en esta zona, es privada.
Don't park in this area; it's private.
ustedes
No aparquéis tan lejos de la casa.
Don't park so far from the house.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no aparca' instead of 'no aparques'.
Correct: no aparques
Why: Negative commands must always use the subjunctive form, never the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: aparco
The present tense of aparcar is completely regular: aparco, aparcas, aparca, aparcamos, aparcáis, aparcan.
Preterite
yo: aparqué
The preterite of aparcar is mostly regular, except for the 'yo' form which changes to 'aparqué'.
Imperfect
yo: aparcaba
The imperfect of aparcar is regular: aparcaba, aparcabas, aparcaba, aparcábamos, aparcabais, aparcaban.
Future
yo: aparcaré
The future of aparcar is regular: add endings to the infinitive (aparcaré, aparcarás, aparcará, etc.).
Conditional
yo: aparcaría
The conditional of aparcar is regular: add endings to the infinitive (aparcaría, aparcarías, aparcaría, etc.).
Present Subjunctive
yo: aparque
The present subjunctive of aparcar requires a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu': aparque, aparques, aparque, aparquemos, aparquéis, aparquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: aparcara
The imperfect subjunctive of aparcar is regular based on the third-person plural preterite: aparcara, aparcaras, aparcara, aparcáramos, aparcarais, aparcaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: aparca
The imperative of aparcar uses 'aparca' (tú) and 'aparcad' (vosotros), with spelling changes in formal forms (aparque/aparquen).