cocer Negative Imperative Conjugation
cocer — to boil
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no cuezas, no cueza, no cozamos, no cozáis, no cuezan.
cocer Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to boil something, perhaps to prevent overcooking.
Notes on cocer in the Negative Imperative
Like the present subjunctive, it uses the 'z' spelling change and the 'ue' stem change (except for nosotros/vosotros).
Example Sentences
No cuezas demasiado el brócoli.
Don't over-boil the broccoli.
tú
No cozamos la carne todavía.
Let's not boil the meat yet.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no cueces
Correct: no cuezas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive endings, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: cuezo
Cocer is a stem-changing verb (o to ue) with a spelling change in the 'yo' form (z instead of c).
Preterite
yo: cocí
Cocer is regular in the preterite: cocí, cociste, coció, cocimos, cocisteis, cocieron.
Imperfect
yo: cocía
The imperfect of cocer is regular: cocía, cocías, cocía, cocíamos, cocíais, cocían.
Future
yo: coceré
The future of cocer is regular: coceré, cocerás, cocerá, coceremos, coceréis, cocerán.
Conditional
yo: cocería
The conditional of cocer is regular: cocería, cocerías, cocería, coceríamos, coceríais, cocerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: cueza
The present subjunctive follows the 'yo' form change: cueza, cuezas, cueza, cozamos, cozáis, cuezan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cociera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the preterite stem: cociera, cocieras, cociera, cociéramos, cocierais, cocieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: cuece
The imperative uses 'cuece' for tú and 'cueza/n' for formal commands.