apretar Negative Imperative Conjugation
apretar — to press
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: no aprietes, no apriete, no apretemos, no apretéis, no aprieten.
apretar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use to tell someone NOT to press or tighten something.
Notes on apretar in the Negative Imperative
Follows the present subjunctive stem-change pattern (e-ie in all but nosotros/vosotros).
Example Sentences
No aprietes el acelerador tan fuerte.
Don't press the accelerator so hard.
tú
No apretemos demasiado la cuerda.
Let's not tighten the rope too much.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no apretes
Correct: no aprietes
Why: The negative tú command requires the stem change from the subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: aprieto
Apretar is a stem-changing verb where the 'e' becomes 'ie' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: apreté
Apretar is completely regular in the preterite: apreté, apretaste, apretó, apretamos, apretasteis, apretaron.
Imperfect
yo: apretaba
The imperfect of apretar is regular and uses the -aba endings: apretaba, apretabas, apretaba...
Future
yo: apretaré
The future is regular: add -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive 'apretar'.
Conditional
yo: apretaría
The conditional uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: apretaría, apretarías, apretaría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: apriete
The present subjunctive follows the e-ie stem change: apriete, aprietes, apriete, apretemos, apretéis, aprieten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: apretara
Formed from the preterite 'ellos' form: apretara, apretaras, apretara, apretáramos, apretarais, apretaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: aprieta
Direct commands: aprieta (tú), apriete (usted), apretemos (nosotros), apretad (vosotros), aprieten (ustedes).