conseguir Negative Imperative Conjugation
conseguir — to get
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no consigas, no consiga, no consigamos, no consigáis, no consigan.
conseguir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to get something or to stop trying to achieve something.
Notes on conseguir in the Negative Imperative
Every form maintains the 'i' stem change and the dropping of the 'u' (except in vosotros) because it mirrors the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No consigas ese modelo, es muy viejo.
Don't get that model; it's very old.
tú
No consigamos el permiso todavía.
Let's not get the permit yet.
nosotros
No consigan entradas en la reventa.
Don't get tickets from resellers.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no consigue
Correct: no consigas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive ending (-as), not the indicative ending (-e).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: consigo
Conseguir is a stem-changing (e to i) verb in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: conseguí
Conseguir undergoes a stem change (e to i) in the third-person forms of the preterite: consiguió and consiguieron.
Imperfect
yo: conseguía
Conseguir is regular in the imperfect: conseguía, conseguías, conseguía, conseguíamos, conseguíais, conseguían.
Future
yo: conseguiré
Conseguir is completely regular in the future tense: just add the endings to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: conseguiría
The conditional of conseguir is regular: conseguiría, conseguirías, conseguiría, conseguiríamos, conseguiríais, conseguirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: consiga
The present subjunctive of conseguir uses the 'i' stem change in ALL forms: consiga, consigas, consiga, consigamos, consigáis, consigan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: consiguiera
The imperfect subjunctive is based on the preterite 'ellos' form: consiguiera, consiguieras, consiguiera, consiguiéramos, consiguierais, consiguieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: consigue
The imperative uses the 'i' stem change for most commands: consigue (tú), consiga (usted), consigamos (nosotros), consigan (ustedes).