casar Negative Imperative Conjugation
casar — to marry
The negative imperative of casar uses the present subjunctive: no cases, no case, no casemos, no caséis, no casen.
casar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to perform a wedding or NOT to pair certain things together.
Notes on casar in the Negative Imperative
Casar is regular. All negative commands for -ar verbs use the 'e' endings from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No cases a esa pareja, no se quieren.
Don't marry that couple; they don't love each other.
tú
No casen el vino tinto con el pescado.
Don't pair red wine with fish.
ustedes
No casemos estas ideas todavía.
Let's not combine these ideas yet.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no casas
Correct: no cases
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: caso
Casar is a regular -ar verb in the present: caso, casas, casa, casamos, casáis, casan.
Preterite
yo: casé
The preterite of casar is regular: casé, casaste, casó, casamos, casasteis, casaron.
Imperfect
yo: casaba
The imperfect of casar follows the regular -aba pattern: casaba, casabas, casaba, casábamos, casabais, casaban.
Future
yo: casaré
The future of casar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: casaré, casarás, casará, casaremos, casaréis, casarán.
Conditional
yo: casaría
The conditional of casar is regular: casaría, casarías, casaría, casaríamos, casaríais, casarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: case
The present subjunctive of casar uses the -e endings: case, cases, case, casemos, caséis, casen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: casara
The imperfect subjunctive of casar uses the -ara endings: casara, casaras, casara, casáramos, casarais, casaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: casa
The imperative of casar provides commands: casa, case, casemos, casad, casen.