asustar Negative Imperative Conjugation
asustar — to scare
Use 'no asustes', 'no asusten', 'no asustemos', 'no asustéis' for negative commands.
asustar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Negative commands tell someone *not* to do something. For 'asustar', you'd use 'no asustes' to tell one person 'don't scare' or 'no asusten' to tell a group 'don't scare'.
Notes on asustar in the Negative Imperative
Asustar is regular in the negative imperative, which uses the present subjunctive. The vosotros form is 'no asustéis'.
Example Sentences
Por favor, no asustes al bebé.
Please, don't scare the baby.
tú
¡No asusten a los animales del zoológico!
Don't scare the zoo animals!
No asustemos a los invitados con historias de fantasmas.
Let's not scare the guests with ghost stories.
nosotros
Chicos, ¡no asustéis a vuestra hermana pequeña!
Kids, don't scare your little sister!
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive instead of the subjunctive for negative commands.
Correct: Use 'no asustes' (tú) or 'no asusten' (ustedes), not 'no asustar'.
Why: Negative commands in Spanish are formed using the present subjunctive mood.
Mistake: Incorrectly conjugating the vosotros negative command.
Correct: The correct form is 'no asustéis'.
Why: The negative imperative for vosotros adds an accent to the 'e' in 'asustéis'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: asusto
The present tense 'asusto', 'asustas', 'asusta' is regular and used for current, habitual, or general truths.
Preterite
yo: asusté
The preterite 'asusté', 'asustaste', 'asustó' etc. describes completed actions in the past.
Imperfect
yo: asustaba
The imperfect 'asustaba', 'asustabas' etc. describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Future
yo: asustaré
The future tense 'asustaré', 'asustarás', 'asustará' etc. is regular and formed by adding endings to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: asustaría
The conditional 'asustaría', 'asustarías' etc. expresses 'would' actions, polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: asuste
Use 'asuste', 'asusten', 'asustemos' after wishes, doubts, emotions, and impersonal expressions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: asustara
Use 'asustara' or 'asustase' for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: asusta
Use 'asusta', 'asusten', 'asustemos', 'asustad' for direct commands with 'asustar'.