arriesgar Negative Imperative Conjugation
arriesgar — to risk
Negative commands always use 'gu': no arriesgues, no arriesgue, no arriesguen.
arriesgar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to take a risk.
Notes on arriesgar in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands for arriesgar use the present subjunctive forms, meaning they all have the 'gu' spelling change.
Example Sentences
No arriesgues tu dinero en esa empresa.
Don't risk your money on that company.
tú
No arriesguen su seguridad por una foto.
Don't risk your safety for a photo.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no arriesgas
Correct: no arriesgues
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative 'tu' form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: arriesgo
Arriesgar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense.
Preterite
yo: arriesgué
The preterite of arriesgar features a spelling change in the first person (yo arriesgué) to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect
yo: arriesgaba
The imperfect of arriesgar is regular: arriesgaba, arriesgabas, arriesgaba...
Future
yo: arriesgaré
The future tense of arriesgar is regular: arriesgaré, arriesgarás, arriesgará, etc.
Conditional
yo: arriesgaría
The conditional of arriesgar is regular: arriesgaría, arriesgarías, arriesgaría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: arriesgue
The present subjunctive of arriesgar uses 'gu' in all forms: arriesgue, arriesgues, arriesgue...
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: arriesgara
The imperfect subjunctive of arriesgar is regular: arriesgara, arriesgaras, arriesgara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: arriesga
Use arriesga (tú) or arriesguen (ustedes) to tell someone to take a chance.