cocinar Negative Imperative Conjugation
cocinar — to cook
The negative imperative of cocinar uses present subjunctive forms: no cocines, no cocine, no cocinemos, no cocinéis, no cocinen.
cocinar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to cook. For example, if they are about to burn something or if you are going out to eat.
Notes on cocinar in the Negative Imperative
Cocinar is regular. The negative command is identical to the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'.
Example Sentences
No cocines eso, está caducado.
Don't cook that; it's expired.
tú
No cocine usted hoy, yo invito.
Don't cook today; it's my treat.
usted
No cocinemos mucha comida.
Let's not cook too much food.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no cocina
Correct: no cocines
Why: For 'tú' commands, the negative must use the subjunctive (ending in -es), not the indicative (ending in -as).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: cocino
The present of cocinar is regular: cocino, cocinas, cocina, cocinamos, cocináis, cocinan.
Preterite
yo: cociné
The preterite of cocinar is regular: cociné, cocinaste, cocinó, cocinamos, cocinasteis, cocinaron.
Imperfect
yo: cocinaba
The imperfect of cocinar is regular: cocinaba, cocinabas, cocinaba, cocinábamos, cocinabais, cocinaban.
Future
yo: cocinaré
The future of cocinar is regular: cocinaré, cocinarás, cocinará, cocinaremos, cocinaréis, cocinarán.
Conditional
yo: cocinaría
The conditional of cocinar is regular: cocinaría, cocinarías, cocinaría, cocinaríamos, cocinaríais, cocinarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: cocine
The present subjunctive of cocinar is regular: cocine, cocines, cocine, cocinemos, cocinéis, cocinen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cocinara
The imperfect subjunctive of cocinar is regular: cocinara, cocinaras, cocinara, cocináramos, cocinarais, cocinaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: cocina
The affirmative imperative of cocinar is: cocina (tú), cocine (usted), cocinemos (nosotros), cocinad (vosotros), cocinen (ustedes).