competir Negative Imperative Conjugation
competir — to compete
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no compitas, no compita.
competir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to take part in a competition or to stop competing.
Notes on competir in the Negative Imperative
All forms use the 'compit-' stem because they are identical to the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No compitas si te duele la pierna.
Don't compete if your leg hurts.
tú
No compitamos sin estar preparados.
Let's not compete without being prepared.
nosotros
No compitáis en esa categoría.
Don't compete (plural/informal) in that category.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no compites
Correct: no compitas
Why: Negative commands must use subjunctive endings, not indicative endings.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: compito
Competir is an e > i stem-changer in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: competí
Competir has a third-person stem change (e > i) in the preterite: compitió and compitieron.
Imperfect
yo: competía
Competir is regular in the imperfect: competía, competías, competía, competíamos, competíais, competían.
Future
yo: competiré
Competir is regular in the future tense: competir + endings (é, ás, á, emos, éis, án).
Conditional
yo: competiría
Competir is regular in the conditional: competiría, competirías, competiría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: compita
Competir changes e > i in all forms of the present subjunctive (compita, compitamos).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: compitiera
Based on the preterite 'compitieron', the stem is 'compitiera' for all forms.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: compite
Use 'compite' (tú) or 'compita' (usted) to command someone to compete.