centrar Negative Imperative Conjugation
centrar — to center
The negative imperative of centrar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no centres, no centre, no centremos, no centréis, no centren.
centrar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to center something or NOT to focus on a particular distraction.
Notes on centrar in the Negative Imperative
Centrar is regular; negative commands always use the present subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
No centres la imagen todavía.
Don't center the image yet.
tú
No centren el debate en ese problema menor.
Don't center the debate on that minor problem.
ustedes
No centréis el esfuerzo en tareas inútiles.
Don't center your effort on useless tasks.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no centra' instead of 'no centres'.
Correct: no centres
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: centro
The present of centrar is regular: centro, centras, centra, centramos, centráis, centran.
Preterite
yo: centré
The preterite of centrar is regular: centré, centraste, centró, centramos, centrasteis, centraron.
Imperfect
yo: centraba
The imperfect of centrar uses the standard -aba endings: centraba, centrabas, centraba, centrábamos, centrabais, centraban.
Future
yo: centraré
The future of centrar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: centraré, centrarás, centrará, centraremos, centraréis, centrarán.
Conditional
yo: centraría
The conditional of centrar is regular: centraría, centrarías, centraría, centraríamos, centraríais, centrarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: centre
The present subjunctive of centrar changes the 'a' to 'e': centre, centres, centre, centremos, centréis, centren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: centrara
The imperfect subjunctive of centrar is centrara, centraras, centrara, centráramos, centrarais, centraran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: centra
The affirmative imperative of centrar gives direct commands: centra, centre, centremos, centrad, centren.