confiscar Negative Imperative Conjugation
confiscar — to confiscate
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no confisques, no confisque, no confisquemos, no confisquéis, no confisquen.
confiscar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to seize or take something away.
Notes on confiscar in the Negative Imperative
Every form uses the 'qu' spelling change because they are all pulled from the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No confisques mi diario, por favor.
Don't confiscate my diary, please.
tú
No confisquen los pasaportes todavía.
Don't confiscate the passports yet.
ustedes
No confisquéis las pelotas si no molestan.
Don't (you all) confiscate the balls if they aren't bothering anyone.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no confisca' for the tú command.
Correct: no confisques
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: confisco
The present tense of confiscar is entirely regular: confisco, confiscas, confisca, confiscamos, confiscáis, confiscan.
Preterite
yo: confisqué
The preterite of confiscar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: confisqué.
Imperfect
yo: confiscaba
The imperfect of confiscar is regular: confiscaba, confiscabas, confiscaba, confiscábamos, confiscabais, confiscaban.
Future
yo: confiscaré
The future tense of confiscar is regular: confiscaré, confiscarás, confiscará, confiscaremos, confiscaréis, confiscarán.
Conditional
yo: confiscaría
The conditional tense of confiscar is regular: confiscaría, confiscarías, confiscaría, confiscaríamos, confiscaríais, confiscarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: confisque
The present subjunctive of confiscar features a c-to-qu spelling change: confisque, confisques, confisque, confisquemos, confisquéis, confisquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: confiscara
The imperfect subjunctive of confiscar is regular, based on the 'ellos' preterite: confiscara, confiscaras, confiscara, confiscáramos, confiscarais, confiscaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: confisca
The affirmative imperative of confiscar uses the 'qu' spelling change for formal commands: confisca, confisque, confisquemos, confiscad, confisquen.