confirmar Negative Imperative Conjugation
confirmar — to confirm
Negative commands: no confirmes (tú), no confirme (usted), no confirmemos (nosotros), no confirmen (ustedes), no confirméis (vosotros).
confirmar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use the negative imperative to tell someone *not* to do something. With 'confirmar', it means instructing someone not to confirm a detail, a booking, or an event.
Notes on confirmar in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands use the present subjunctive. 'Confirmar' is regular in the present subjunctive, so the negative imperative is also regular.
Example Sentences
No confirmes la reserva hasta que te dé mi aprobación.
Don't confirm the reservation until I give you my approval.
tú
No confirme el pago todavía, por favor.
Don't confirm the payment yet, please.
usted
No confirmemos nada sin hablar primero.
Let's not confirm anything without talking first.
nosotros
No confirmen su asistencia si no van a venir.
Don't confirm your attendance if you are not going to come.
No confirméis la cita hasta tener todos los datos.
Don't confirm the appointment until you have all the data.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive instead of the subjunctive for negative commands.
Correct: Use 'no confirmes' for 'tú', not 'no confirmar'.
Why: Negative commands in Spanish require the present subjunctive form.
Mistake: Confusing the 'vosotros' negative imperative form.
Correct: The 'vosotros' negative imperative is 'no confirméis'.
Why: It follows the pattern of the present subjunctive for 'vosotros'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: confirmo
Present tense for habits, facts, or actions now: confirmo, confirmas, confirma, confirmamos, confirmáis, confirman.
Preterite
yo: confirmé
Completed past actions: confirmé, confirmaste, confirmó, confirmamos, confirmasteis, confirmaron.
Imperfect
yo: confirmaba
Past continuous/habitual actions: confirmaba, confirmabas, confirmaba, confirmábamos, confirmabais, confirmaban.
Future
yo: confirmaré
Future actions: confirmaré, confirmarás, confirmará, confirmaremos, confirmaréis, confirmarán.
Conditional
yo: confirmaría
Hypotheticals, polite requests: confirmaría, confirmarías, confirmaría, confirmaríamos, confirmaríais, confirmarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: confirme
Present subjunctive for wishes, doubts, emotions: confirme, confirmes, confirme, confirmemos, confirméis, confirmen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: confirmara
Past subjunctive for hypotheticals and wishes: confirmara, confirmaras, confirmara, confirmáramos, confirmarais, confirmaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: confirma
Commands: confirma (tú), confirme (usted), confirmemos (nosotros), confirmen (ustedes), confirmad (vosotros).