caminar Negative Imperative Conjugation
caminar — to walk
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no camines, no camine, no caminemos, no caminéis, no caminen.
caminar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to walk (e.g., 'Don't walk on the grass').
Notes on caminar in the Negative Imperative
Caminar is regular; simply use the corresponding present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'.
Example Sentences
No camines por esa calle, es peligrosa.
Don't walk down that street; it's dangerous.
tú
No camine sobre el césped, por favor.
Please don't walk on the grass.
No caminen tan rápido, no puedo seguirlos.
Don't walk so fast; I can't keep up with you.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the affirmative command form with 'no': no camina.
Correct: no camines
Why: Negative commands in Spanish must use the subjunctive forms, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: camino
Caminar is a standard -ar verb in the present: camino, caminas, camina, caminamos, camináis, caminan.
Preterite
yo: caminé
Caminar is regular in the preterite: caminé, caminaste, caminó, caminamos, caminasteis, caminaron.
Imperfect
yo: caminaba
Caminar is regular in the imperfect: caminaba, caminabas, caminaba, caminábamos, caminabais, caminaban.
Future
yo: caminaré
Caminar is regular in the future: caminaré, caminarás, caminará, caminaremos, caminaréis, caminarán.
Conditional
yo: caminaría
Caminar is regular in the conditional: caminaría, caminarías, caminaría, caminaríamos, caminaríais, caminarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: camine
Caminar in the present subjunctive changes the 'a' to 'e': camine, camines, camine, caminemos, caminéis, caminen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: caminara
The imperfect subjunctive of caminar uses the -ra endings: caminara, caminaras, caminara, camináramos, caminarais, caminaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: camina
The affirmative imperative of caminar is: camina (tú), camine (usted), caminemos (nosotros), caminad (vosotros), caminen (ustedes).