atacar Negative Imperative Conjugation
atacar — to attack
Negative commands for atacar always use the 'qu' spelling: no ataques, no ataque, no ataquemos, no ataquéis, no ataquen.
atacar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to attack, whether it's a person, an animal, or a problem.
Notes on atacar in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands for atacar use the 'qu' spelling change to keep the hard 'k' sound.
Example Sentences
¡No ataques a tu hermano!
Don't attack your brother!
tú
No ataquen sin mi señal.
Don't attack without my signal.
No ataquemos todavía.
Let's not attack yet.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no atacas
Correct: no ataques
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative present.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: ataco
Atacar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: ataco, atacas, ataca, atacamos, atacáis, atacan.
Preterite
yo: ataqué
The preterite of atacar features a spelling change in the 'yo' form (ataqué) to keep the hard 'k' sound.
Imperfect
yo: atacaba
The imperfect of atacar is regular: atacaba, atacabas, atacaba, atacábamos, atacabais, atacaban.
Future
yo: atacaré
The future of atacar is regular: just add the endings to the infinitive (atacaré, atacarás, etc.).
Conditional
yo: atacaría
The conditional of atacar is regular: atacaría, atacarías, atacaría, atacaríamos, atacaríais, atacarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: ataque
The present subjunctive of atacar uses 'qu' in all forms: ataque, ataques, ataque, ataquemos, ataquéis, ataquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: atacara
The imperfect subjunctive of atacar is regular: atacara, atacaras, atacara, atacáramos, atacarais, atacaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ataca
The imperative of atacar gives direct orders: ataca (tú), atacad (vosotros), or ataque (usted).