beber Negative Imperative Conjugation
beber — to drink
The negative imperative of beber uses the present subjunctive: no bebas, no beba, no bebamos, no bebáis, no beban.
beber Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to drink something, like warning a child not to drink soda before bed.
Notes on beber in the Negative Imperative
The negative imperative of beber is completely regular and identical to its present subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
No bebas eso, está muy caliente.
Don't drink that, it's very hot.
tú
No beban agua del grifo aquí.
Don't drink tap water here.
ustedes
No bebamos más café por hoy.
Let's not drink any more coffee for today.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no bebe
Correct: no bebas
Why: The negative 'tú' command must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: bebo
Beber is a regular -er verb in the present: bebo, bebes, bebe, bebemos, bebéis, beben.
Preterite
yo: bebí
The preterite of beber is regular: bebí, bebiste, bebió, bebimos, bebisteis, bebieron.
Imperfect
yo: bebía
The imperfect of beber uses -ía endings: bebía, bebías, bebía, bebíamos, bebíais, bebían.
Future
yo: beberé
The future of beber is formed by adding -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: bebería
The conditional of beber adds -ía endings to the infinitive: bebería, beberías, bebería, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: beba
The present subjunctive of beber uses -a endings: beba, bebas, beba, bebamos, bebáis, beban.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: bebiera
The imperfect subjunctive of beber is bebiera, bebieras, bebiera, bebiéramos, bebierais, bebieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: bebe
The affirmative imperative of beber uses: bebe (tú), beba (usted), bebamos (nosotros), bebed (vosotros), beban (ustedes).