colaborar Negative Imperative Conjugation
colaborar — to collaborate
Negative commands use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no colabores, no colaboremos, no colaboren.
colaborar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
To tell someone *not* to do something, you use 'no' followed by the present subjunctive. It's a polite way of saying 'Don't collaborate!'
Notes on colaborar in the Negative Imperative
Colaborar is regular in the present subjunctive, which is used for negative commands. The vosotros form 'no colaboréis' has an accent.
Example Sentences
No colabores con ese plan.
Don't collaborate with that plan.
tú
No colaboremos si no estamos de acuerdo.
Let's not collaborate if we don't agree.
nosotros
Por favor, no colaboren sin mi permiso.
Please, don't collaborate without my permission.
ustedes
No colaboréis en secreto.
Don't collaborate in secret.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive after 'no': 'No colaborar con eso'.
Correct: Use the subjunctive: 'No colabores con eso'.
Why: Negative commands in Spanish require the subjunctive mood, not the infinitive.
Mistake: Confusing the tú and usted negative commands: 'No colabora'.
Correct: For 'tú' it's 'No colabores', for 'usted' it's 'No colabore'.
Why: These forms come from the present subjunctive, which has distinct conjugations for each person.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: colaboro
The present tense of colaborar is regular: colaboro, colaboras, colabora, colaboramos, colaboráis, colaboran.
Preterite
yo: colaboré
The preterite of colaborar is regular: colaboré, colaboraste, colaboró, colaboramos, colaborasteis, colaboraron.
Imperfect
yo: colaboraba
The imperfect of colaborar describes past habits or ongoing actions: colaboraba, colaborábamos, colaboraban.
Future
yo: colaboraré
The future tense of colaborar is regular: colaboraré, colaborarás, colaborará, colaboraremos, colaboraréis, colaborarán.
Conditional
yo: colaboraría
The conditional of colaborar is regular: colaboraría, colaborarías, colaboraría, colaboraríamos, colaboraríais, colaborarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: colabore
The present subjunctive of colaborar is used for wishes, doubts, and emotions: colabore, colaboremos, colaboren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: colaborara
The imperfect subjunctive of colaborar expresses past hypotheticals or wishes: colaborara, colaboraras, colaborase.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: colabora
Use the imperative of colaborar for direct commands: colabora, colaboremos, colaboren, etc.