chillar Negative Imperative Conjugation
chillar — to scream
Negative commands with chillar use 'no' + present subjunctive: no chilles, no chille, no chilléis, no chillemos, no chillen.
chillar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use the negative imperative to tell someone *not* to do something. It's formed using 'no' followed by the present subjunctive forms of chillar.
Notes on chillar in the Negative Imperative
Chillar is regular in the negative imperative, which uses the present subjunctive. The vosotros form is 'no chilléis'.
Example Sentences
¡No chilles tan fuerte, por favor!
Don't scream so loudly, please!
tú
¡No chillemos todavía!
Let's not scream yet!
nosotros
¡No chillen en la biblioteca!
Don't scream in the library!
¡No chilléis con ese ruido!
Don't scream with that noise!
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive after 'no'.
Correct: Use 'no chilles' instead of 'no chillar'.
Why: Negative commands require a conjugated subjunctive form, not the infinitive.
Mistake: Forgetting 'no'.
Correct: Always include 'no' for negative commands.
Why: The 'no' is essential to make the command negative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: chillo
The present tense of chillar (chillo, chillas, chilla, chillamos, chilláis, chillan) is for actions happening now or habitual screaming.
Preterite
yo: chillé
The preterite of chillar (chillé, chillaste, chilló, chillamos, chillasteis, chillaron) describes completed past actions.
Imperfect
yo: chillaba
The imperfect of chillar (chillaba, chillabas, chillaba, chillábamos, chillabais, chillaban) describes ongoing or habitual past screaming.
Future
yo: chillaré
The future tense of chillar (chillaré, chillarás, chillará, chillaremos, chillaréis, chillarán) expresses actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: chillaría
The conditional of chillar (chillaría, chillarías, chillaría, chillaríamos, chillaríais, chillarían) is used for hypotheticals ('would scream').
Present Subjunctive
yo: chille
The present subjunctive of chillar (chille, chilles, chillemos, chillen) follows expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: chillara
The imperfect subjunctive of chillar (chillara/chillase) is used for past hypotheticals and wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: chilla
Use chilla, chille, chillad, chillemos, chillen for direct commands with chillar.