componer Negative Imperative Conjugation
componer — to compose
The negative imperative of componer uses the present subjunctive: no compongas, no componga.
componer Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to fix something or NOT to compose something at the moment.
Notes on componer in the Negative Imperative
All forms are identical to the present subjunctive, maintaining the 'g' from 'compongo'.
Example Sentences
No compongas nada todavía.
Don't compose anything yet.
tú
No componga el radio, ya no sirve.
Don't fix the radio; it doesn't work anymore.
No compongáis la música tan rápido.
Don't compose the music so fast.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: No compón.
Correct: No compongas.
Why: Negative commands never use the affirmative command form; they always use the subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: compongo
The present tense of componer is irregular in the first person (yo compongo), then follows the pattern of 'poner'.
Preterite
yo: compuse
The preterite of componer uses the irregular stem 'compus-' with specific endings: compuse, compusiste, compuso.
Imperfect
yo: componía
The imperfect of componer is regular: componía, componías, componía, componíamos, componíais, componían.
Future
yo: compondré
The future of componer uses the irregular stem 'compondr-': compondré, compondrás, compondrá.
Conditional
yo: compondría
The conditional of componer uses the irregular stem 'compondr-': compondría, compondrías, compondría.
Present Subjunctive
yo: componga
The present subjunctive of componer is based on the 'yo' form: componga, compongas, componga.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: compusiera
The imperfect subjunctive of componer uses the irregular stem 'compusie-': compusiera, compusieras, compusiera.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: compón
The imperative of componer has a short 'tú' form: compón.