apartar Negative Imperative Conjugation
apartar — to move away
Negative commands for apartar use the present subjunctive: no apartes (tú), no aparte (usted), no apartemos (nosotros), no apartéis (vosotros), no aparten (ustedes).
apartar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use negative commands to tell someone not to do something. For 'apartar,' you'd tell someone not to move away or not to move something.
Notes on apartar in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands in Spanish use the present subjunctive form with 'no' in front. Apartar follows this rule perfectly.
Example Sentences
Tú, no apartes la mirada.
You, don't look away.
tú
Señor, no aparte el coche aquí.
Sir, don't move the car here.
usted
No apartemos la basura todavía.
Let's not move the trash yet.
nosotros
Vosotros, no apartéis las sillas.
You all, don't move the chairs.
vosotros
Ustedes, no aparten la vista de la pantalla.
You all, don't take your eyes off the screen.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the affirmative imperative form with 'no', like 'no aparta'.
Correct: Use the subjunctive: 'no apartes'.
Why: Negative commands always require the subjunctive mood.
Mistake: Confusing 'apartar' with 'apartarse' (to move oneself away).
Correct: Remember to use the reflexive pronoun if the subject is moving themselves: 'no te apartes'.
Why: 'Apartar' is transitive (moves an object), 'apartarse' is reflexive (moves oneself).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: aparto
The present indicative of apartar is regular: aparto, apartas, aparta, apartamos, apartáis, apartan.
Preterite
yo: aparté
The preterite of apartar is regular: aparté, apartaste, apartó, apartamos, apartasteis, apartaron.
Imperfect
yo: apartaba
The imperfect of apartar is regular: apartaba, apartabas, apartaba, apartábamos, apartabais, apartaban.
Future
yo: apartaré
The future tense of apartar is regular: apartaré, apartarás, apartará, apartaremos, apartaréis, apartarán.
Conditional
yo: apartaría
The conditional of apartar is regular: apartaría, apartarías, apartaría, apartaríamos, apartaríais, apartarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: aparte
The present subjunctive of apartar is: aparte (yo/él/ella/usted), apartes (tú), apartemos (nosotros), apartéis (vosotros), aparten (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: apartara
The imperfect subjunctive of apartar has two forms, e.g., apartara/apartase (él/ella/usted).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: aparta
Apartar's affirmative imperative commands are: aparta (tú), aparte (usted), apartemos (nosotros), apartad (vosotros), aparten (ustedes).