avalar Negative Imperative Conjugation
avalar — to guarantee
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no avales, no avale, no avalemos, no avaléis, no avalen.
avalar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use the negative imperative to tell someone NOT to do something. For 'avalar', it means 'don't guarantee!' or 'don't back this up!'
Notes on avalar in the Negative Imperative
Negative commands are formed using the present subjunctive. Avalar is regular in the present subjunctive, so these forms are straightforward.
Example Sentences
No avales algo en lo que no crees.
Don't guarantee something you don't believe in.
tú
No avalen esa oferta sin consultarme.
Don't you all guarantee that offer without consulting me.
ustedes
No avalemos decisiones apresuradas.
Let's not guarantee hasty decisions.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the indicative instead of subjunctive for negative commands.
Correct: All negative commands use the present subjunctive, e.g., 'no avales' not 'no avalas'.
Why: The subjunctive mood is required for negative commands to express prohibition or a wish that something not happen.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: avalo
The present indicative of avalar is regular: avalo, avalas, avala, avalamos, avaláis, avalan.
Preterite
yo: avalé
The preterite of avalar is regular: avalé, avalaste, avaló, avalamos, avalasteis, avalaron.
Imperfect
yo: avalaba
The imperfect of avalar is regular: avalaba, avalabas, avalaba, avalábamos, avalabais, avalaban.
Future
yo: avalaré
The future of avalar is regular: avalaré, avalarás, avalará, avalaremos, avalaréis, avalarán.
Conditional
yo: avalaría
The conditional of avalar is regular: avalaría, avalarías, avalaría, avalaríamos, avalaríais, avalarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: avale
The present subjunctive of avalar is regular: avale, avales, avalemos, avalen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: avalara
The imperfect subjunctive of avalar uses -ra or -se endings: avalara, avalaras, avaláramos, avalaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: avala
The imperative of avalar is regular: avala, avale, avalemos, avalad, avalen.