arrepentirse Negative Imperative Conjugation
arrepentirse — to regret
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no te arrepientas.
arrepentirse Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone they shouldn't feel bad or regret a choice they made.
Notes on arrepentirse in the Negative Imperative
Follows the present subjunctive stem changes: 'ie' for most, 'i' for nosotros/vosotros.
Example Sentences
No te arrepientas de haber dicho la verdad.
Don't regret having told the truth.
tú
No se arrepientan, hicieron lo correcto.
Don't regret it, you did the right thing.
ustedes
No nos arrepintamos de vivir la vida.
Let's not regret living life.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: No te arrepientes.
Correct: No te arrepientas.
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive, not the indicative present.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me arrepiento
Arrepentirse is a stem-changing (e > ie) verb in the present tense, except for the nosotros and vosotros forms.
Preterite
yo: me arrepentí
Arrepentirse has a stem change (e > i) only in the third-person forms (él/ellos) in the preterite.
Imperfect
yo: me arrepentía
Arrepentirse is completely regular in the imperfect tense: arrepentía, arrepentías, arrepentía...
Future
yo: me arrepentiré
The future tense of arrepentirse is regular: attach the endings to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: me arrepentiría
The conditional of arrepentirse is regular: arrepentiría, arrepentirías, arrepentiría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: me arrepienta
The present subjunctive uses the 'ie' stem change, except for nosotros/vosotros which use 'i'.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: me arrepintiera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'i' stem change throughout: arrepintiera, arrepintieras...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: arrepiéntete
The imperative uses the 'ie' stem change for commands (except 'arrepentíos').