charlar Negative Imperative Conjugation
charlar — to chat
The negative imperative of charlar uses the present subjunctive: no charles, no charle, no charlemos, no charléis, no charlen.
charlar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to chat, for example, during a movie or a class.
Notes on charlar in the Negative Imperative
Charlar is regular; the negative imperative always matches the present subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
No charles en la biblioteca.
Don't chat in the library.
tú
No charlen durante la película.
Don't chat during the movie.
ustedes
No charlemos ahora, hay que trabajar.
Let's not chat now, we have to work.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no charla for the negative tú command.
Correct: no charles
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: charlo
Charlar is regular in the present: charlo, charlas, charla, charlamos, charláis, charlan.
Preterite
yo: charlé
Charlar is regular in the preterite: charlé, charlaste, charló, charlamos, charlasteis, charlaron.
Imperfect
yo: charlaba
The imperfect of charlar follows the regular -aba pattern: charlaba, charlabas, charlaba, charlábamos, charlabais, charlaban.
Future
yo: charlar
The future of charlar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: charlarás, charlará, charlaremos, charlaréis, charlarán.
Conditional
yo: charlaría
The conditional of charlar is regular: charlaría, charlarías, charlaría, charlaríamos, charlaríais, charlarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: charle
The present subjunctive of charlar uses -e endings: charle, charles, charle, charlemos, charléis, charlen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: charlara
The imperfect subjunctive of charlar is: charlara, chalaras, charlara, charláramos, charlarais, charlaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: charla
The affirmative imperative of charlar is: charla (tú), charle (usted), charlemos, charlad, charlen.