chocar Negative Imperative Conjugation
chocar — to crash
The negative imperative of chocar uses the present subjunctive forms: no choques, no choque, no choquemos, no choquéis, no choquen.
chocar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to crash, not to bump into something, or not to clink glasses.
Notes on chocar in the Negative Imperative
All forms use the 'qu' spelling change because they are derived from the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡No choques el coche de tu madre!
Don't crash your mother's car!
tú
No choquen con los peatones.
Don't bump into the pedestrians.
ustedes
No choquemos todavía, esperad al brindis.
Let's not clink (glasses) yet; wait for the toast.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative: 'no chocas'.
Correct: no choques
Why: Negative commands in Spanish always use the subjunctive mood.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: choco
The present tense of chocar is entirely regular: choco, chocas, choca, chocamos, chocáis, chocan.
Preterite
yo: choqué
The preterite of chocar is regular except for the 'yo' form (choqué), which requires a spelling change to keep the hard 'k' sound.
Imperfect
yo: chocaba
The imperfect of chocar is regular: chocaba, chocabas, chocaba, chocábamos, chocabais, chocaban.
Future
yo: chocaré
The future tense of chocar is regular: chocaré, chocarás, chocará, chocaremos, chocaréis, chocarán.
Conditional
yo: chocaría
The conditional of chocar is regular: chocaría, chocarías, chocaría, chocaríamos, chocaríais, chocarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: choque
The present subjunctive of chocar features a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: choque, choques, choque, choquemos, choquéis, choquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: chocara
The imperfect subjunctive of chocar is regular based on the third-person preterite: chocara, chocaras, chocara, chocáramos, chocarais, chocaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: choca
The affirmative imperative uses 'choca' (tú) and 'choque' (usted), with the 'qu' spelling change in formal forms.