aplicar Negative Imperative Conjugation
aplicar — to apply
Negative commands always use 'qu': no apliques, no aplique, no apliquemos, no apliquéis, no apliquen.
aplicar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to apply something, like 'Don't apply heat to the injury'.
Notes on aplicar in the Negative Imperative
Every form uses the 'qu' spelling change because all negative imperative endings for -ar verbs start with 'e'.
Example Sentences
No apliques demasiada presión.
Don't apply too much pressure.
tú
No apliquen la pintura todavía.
Don't apply the paint yet.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no aplica' for a command.
Correct: no apliques
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive forms, not the indicative 'aplica'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: aplico
The present tense of aplicar is regular: aplico, aplicas, aplica, aplicamos, aplicáis, aplican.
Preterite
yo: apliqué
The preterite has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (apliqué) to keep the 'k' sound.
Imperfect
yo: aplicaba
The imperfect of aplicar is regular: aplicaba, aplicabas, aplicaba, aplicábamos, aplicabais, aplicaban.
Future
yo: aplicaré
The future of aplicar is regular: aplicaré, aplicarás, aplicará, aplicaremos, aplicaréis, aplicarán.
Conditional
yo: aplicaría
The conditional of aplicar is regular: aplicaría, aplicarías, aplicaría, aplicaríamos, aplicaríais, aplicarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: aplique
All forms of the present subjunctive change 'c' to 'qu': aplique, apliques, aplique, apliquemos, apliquéis, apliquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: aplicara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: aplicara, aplicaras, aplicara, aplicáramos, aplicarais, aplicaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: aplica
Give commands using 'aplica' (tú) or 'aplique' (usted/formal).