autorizar Negative Imperative Conjugation
autorizar — to authorize
The negative imperative always uses the 'c' spelling: no autorices, no autorice, no autoricemos, no autoricéis, no autoricen.
autorizar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to grant permission or NOT to sign off on something.
Notes on autorizar in the Negative Imperative
Because all negative commands use present subjunctive forms, they all feature the Z to C spelling change.
Example Sentences
No autorices nada sin hablar conmigo.
Don't authorize anything without talking to me.
tú
No autorice el acceso a usuarios desconocidos.
Do not authorize access to unknown users.
No autoricen el gasto todavía.
Don't authorize the expense yet.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no autoriza' for a command.
Correct: no autorices
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: autorizo
The present tense is fully regular: autorizo, autorizas, autoriza, autorizamos, autorizáis, autorizan.
Preterite
yo: autoricé
The preterite is regular except for the 'yo' form spelling change: autoricé, autorizaste, autorizó, autorizamos, autorizasteis, autorizaron.
Imperfect
yo: autorizaba
The imperfect is regular: autorizaba, autorizabas, autorizaba, autorizábamos, autorizabais, autorizaban.
Future
yo: autorizaré
The future tense is regular: autorizaré, autorizarás, autorizará, autorizaremos, autorizaréis, autorizarán.
Conditional
yo: autorizaría
The conditional is regular: autorizaría, autorizarías, autorizaría, autorizaríamos, autorizaríais, autorizarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: autorice
The present subjunctive of autorizar features a Z to C spelling change: autorice, autorices, autorice, autoricemos, autoricéis, autoricen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: autorizara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: autorizara, autorizaras, autorizara, autorizáramos, autorizarais, autorizaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: autoriza
The imperative uses 'autoriza' (tú) and 'autorice' (usted) for direct commands.