aplaudir Negative Imperative Conjugation
aplaudir — to clap
Commands with 'no' use the present subjunctive: 'no aplaudas' (tú), 'no aplauda' (usted), etc.
aplaudir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
You use the negative imperative to tell someone *not* to do something. It's formed by putting 'no' before the present subjunctive form of the verb. For example, 'No aplaudas todavía' (Don't applaud yet).
Notes on aplaudir in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands are formed using the present subjunctive, so the rules for that tense apply here. Aplaudir is regular in the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No aplaudas hasta que termine la canción.
Don't applaud until the song finishes.
tú
No aplauda hasta que yo se lo diga.
Don't applaud until I tell you to.
usted
No aplaudamos si no nos gusta.
Let's not applaud if we don't like it.
nosotros
No aplaudan antes del final.
Don't applaud before the end.
No aplaudáis el error.
Don't applaud the mistake.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the affirmative imperative with 'no': 'No aplaude'.
Correct: Use the present subjunctive: 'No aplaudas' (for tú).
Why: Negative commands require the subjunctive mood.
Mistake: Confusing tú and usted negative commands: 'No aplaude' when meaning 'Don't you (tú) applaud'.
Correct: For tú, it's 'No aplaudas'; for usted, it's 'No aplauda'.
Why: The tú and usted forms are different in the present subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: aplaudo
The present tense (aplaudo, aplaudes) describes current actions, habits, and general truths.
Preterite
yo: aplaudí
The preterite of aplaudir is regular: aplaudí, aplaudiste, aplaudió, aplaudimos, aplaudisteis, aplaudieron.
Imperfect
yo: aplaudía
The imperfect (aplaudía, aplaudías) describes ongoing or habitual past actions and descriptions.
Future
yo: aplaudiré
The future tense (aplaudiré, aplaudirás) indicates actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: aplaudiría
The conditional (aplaudiría, aplaudirías) expresses 'would' actions, polite requests, and future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: aplauda
The present subjunctive (aplauda, aplaudas) expresses wishes, doubts, emotions, and uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: aplaudiera
The imperfect subjunctive (aplaudiera/aplaudiese) is for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: aplaude
Use 'aplaude' (tú), 'aplauda' (usted), 'aplaudamos' (nosotros), 'aplaudan' (ustedes), 'aplaudid' (vosotros) for direct commands.