catalogar Negative Imperative Conjugation
catalogar — to catalog
The negative imperative of catalogar uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no' and a 'gu' spelling change.
catalogar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to catalog something yet—perhaps because the items aren't ready or the system is changing.
Notes on catalogar in the Negative Imperative
All forms (tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros, ustedes) require the 'g' to 'gu' spelling change before the 'e' vowel.
Example Sentences
No catalogues eso todavía; no está terminado.
Don't catalog that yet; it's not finished.
tú
No cataloguen las cajas rojas.
Don't catalog the red boxes.
ustedes
No cataloguemos nada sin permiso.
Let's not catalog anything without permission.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no catalogas
Correct: no catalogues
Why: Negative commands in Spanish must use the subjunctive form, never the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: catalogo
The present tense of catalogar is regular: catalogo, catalogas, cataloga, catalogamos, catalogáis, catalogan.
Preterite
yo: catalogué
The preterite of catalogar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: catalogué, catalogaste, catalogó, catalogamos, catalogasteis, catalogaron.
Imperfect
yo: catalogaba
The imperfect of catalogar is regular: catalogaba, catalogabas, catalogaba, catalogábamos, catalogabais, catalogaban.
Future
yo: catalogaré
The future of catalogar is regular: catalogaré, catalogarás, catalogará, catalogaremos, catalogaréis, catalogarán.
Conditional
yo: catalogaría
The conditional of catalogar is regular: catalogaría, catalogarías, catalogaría, catalogaríamos, catalogaríais, catalogarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: catalogué
The present subjunctive of catalogar requires a spelling change from 'g' to 'gu': catalogue, catalogues, catalogue, cataloguemos, cataloguéis, cataloguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: catalogara
The imperfect subjunctive of catalogar is regular: catalogara, catalogaras, catalogara, catalogáramos, catalogarais, catalogaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: cataloga
The imperative of catalogar uses regular forms for 'tú' (cataloga) and spelling changes for others (catalogue, cataloguen).