consentir Negative Imperative Conjugation
consentir — to pamper
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no consientas, no consintamos.
consentir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to spoil a child too much or NOT to tolerate bad behavior.
Notes on consentir in the Negative Imperative
Follows the present subjunctive rules: 'ie' for most, but 'i' for nosotros and vosotros.
Example Sentences
No consientas tanto a ese niño.
Don't spoil that child so much.
tú
No consintamos la injusticia.
Let's not tolerate injustice.
nosotros
No consientan que les hablen así.
Don't allow them to talk to you like that.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no consiente' for a command.
Correct: no consientas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive ending, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: consiento
Consentir undergoes an e to ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: consentí
Consentir has a 'slipper' irregularity: the 'e' changes to 'i' only in the third-person forms.
Imperfect
yo: consentía
Consentir is completely regular in the imperfect: consentía, consentías, consentía...
Future
yo: consentiré
The future of consentir is regular: just add the endings to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: consentiría
The conditional of consentir is regular: consentiría, consentirías, consentiría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: consienta
Consentir has two stem changes here: 'ie' in most forms and 'i' in nosotros/vosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: consintiera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'consintie-' stem derived from the preterite.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: consiente
Use 'consiente' to tell someone to spoil you and 'consienta' for formal requests.