cancelar Negative Imperative Conjugation
cancelar — cancel
Negative commands for 'cancelar' use the present subjunctive: no canceles (tú), no cancele (usted), no cancelemos (nosotros), no canceléis (vosotros), no cancelen (ustedes).
cancelar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use the negative imperative of 'cancelar' to tell someone NOT to cancel something. For instance, 'No canceles tu viaje' means 'Don't cancel your trip'.
Notes on cancelar in the Negative Imperative
Cancela's negative imperative forms are regular because they are identical to the present subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
No canceles nuestra reservación.
Don't cancel our reservation.
tú
No cancele la orden, por favor.
Don't cancel the order, please.
usted
No canceléis la cita médica.
Don't cancel the medical appointment.
vosotros
No cancelen el evento todavía.
Don't cancel the event yet.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive instead of the subjunctive: 'No cancelar la reunión'.
Correct: Use the present subjunctive: 'No cancele la reunión'.
Why: All negative commands in Spanish are formed using the present subjunctive preceded by 'no'.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'no': 'Cancele la llamada'.
Correct: Add 'no' before the verb: 'No cancele la llamada'.
Why: The 'no' is essential to make the command negative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: cancelo
The present tense of 'cancelar' (cancelo) is regular and used for current actions, habits, or general truths.
Preterite
yo: cancelé
The preterite of 'cancelar' (cancelé) is regular and used for completed past actions.
Imperfect
yo: cancelaba
The imperfect tense of 'cancelar' (cancelaba) describes habitual or ongoing past actions and background descriptions.
Future
yo: cancelaré
The future tense of 'cancelar' (cancelaré) is regular and used for actions that will happen or to express probability.
Conditional
yo: cancelaría
The conditional of 'cancelar' (cancelaría) is regular and used for hypotheticals, polite requests, and future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: cancele
The present subjunctive of 'cancelar' (cancele) is used after expressions of doubt, emotion, desire, and in negative commands.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cancelara
The imperfect subjunctive of 'cancelar' (cancelara/cancelase) describes hypothetical or ongoing past actions in dependent clauses.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: cancela
The imperative of 'cancelar' has regular forms for commands: cancela (tú), cancele (usted), cancelamos (nosotros), cancelad (vosotros), cancelen (ustedes).