aterrorizar Negative Imperative Conjugation
aterrorizar — to terrify
All negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no aterrorices, no aterrorice, no aterroricen.
aterrorizar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to terrify others, like 'No aterrorices al bebé'.
Notes on aterrorizar in the Negative Imperative
All forms use the 'z' to 'c' spelling change because they are based on the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No aterrorices a tu hermano con esa máscara.
Don't terrify your brother with that mask.
tú
No aterroricen a los animales en el zoo.
Don't terrify the animals at the zoo.
ustedes
No aterroricéis a los nuevos estudiantes.
Don't terrify the new students.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no aterroriza' for the negative command.
Correct: no aterrorices
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: aterrorizo
The present tense is fully regular: aterrorizo, aterrorizas, aterroriza, aterrorizamos, aterrorizáis, aterrorizan.
Preterite
yo: aterroricé
Aterrorizar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes 'z' to 'c': aterroricé.
Imperfect
yo: aterrorizaba
The imperfect is regular: aterrorizaba, aterrorizabas, aterrorizaba, aterrorizábamos, aterrorizabais, aterrorizaban.
Future
yo: aterrorizaré
The future tense is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: aterrorizaría
The conditional is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: aterrorice
Aterrorizar undergoes a spelling change from 'z' to 'c' in all forms: aterrorice, aterrorices, aterrorice, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: aterrorizara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the third-person plural preterite: aterrorizara, aterrorizaras, aterrorizara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: aterroriza
The imperative uses 'aterroriza' (tú) and 'aterroricen' (ustedes), with a spelling change in formal forms.