cabalgar Negative Imperative Conjugation
cabalgar — to ride a horse
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no cabalgues, no cabalgue, no cabalguemos, no cabalguéis, no cabalguen.
cabalgar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to ride, such as 'Don't ride that horse'.
Notes on cabalgar in the Negative Imperative
All forms require the 'gu' spelling change (e.g., 'no cabalgues') because they are derived from the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No cabalgues por ese camino, es peligroso.
Don't ride down that path; it's dangerous.
tú
No cabalgue usted sin casco.
Don't ride without a helmet.
No cabalguéis bajo la lluvia.
Don't ride in the rain.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no cabalga' to mean 'don't ride'.
Correct: no cabalgues
Why: Negative commands for 'tú' must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: cabalgo
Cabalgar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense: cabalgo, cabalgas, cabalga, cabalgamos, cabalgáis, cabalgan.
Preterite
yo: cabalgué
Cabalgar is regular except for the 'yo' form (cabalgué), which adds a 'u' to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect
yo: cabalgaba
The imperfect of cabalgar is regular: cabalgaba, cabalgabas, cabalgaba, cabalgábamos, cabalgabais, cabalgaban.
Future
yo: cabalgaré
The future tense of cabalgar is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: cabalgaría
The conditional of cabalgar is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: cabalgue
Cabalgar requires a spelling change from 'g' to 'gu' in all forms: cabalgue, cabalgues, cabalgue, cabalguemos, cabalguéis, cabalguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cabalgara
The imperfect subjunctive of cabalgar is regular, based on the third-person plural preterite: cabalgara, cabalgaras, cabalgara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: cabalga
The imperative uses 'cabalga' (tú) and spelling-changed forms for others: cabalgue (usted), cabalguen (ustedes).