contactar Negative Imperative Conjugation
contactar — to contact
The negative imperative of contactar uses present subjunctive forms: no contactes, no contacte, no contactéis.
contactar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to reach out to someone else, perhaps to avoid double-contacting or in cases of privacy.
Notes on contactar in the Negative Imperative
The negative imperative for contactar is entirely regular and identical to the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'.
Example Sentences
No contactes con él hasta que yo te diga.
Don't contact him until I tell you.
tú
Por favor, no contacten con la prensa todavía.
Please, don't contact the press yet.
ustedes
No contactemos con el cliente sin el contrato.
Let's not contact the client without the contract.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no contacta
Correct: no contactes
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the affirmative imperative form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: contacto
Contactar is regular in the present: contacto, contactas, contacta, contactamos, contactáis, contactan.
Preterite
yo: contacté
The preterite of contactar is regular: contacté, contactaste, contactó, contactamos, contactasteis, contactaron.
Imperfect
yo: contactaba
Contactar is regular in the imperfect: contactaba, contactabas, contactaba, contactábamos, contactabais, contactaban.
Future
yo: contactaré
The future of contactar is regular: contactaré, contactarás, contactará, contactaremos, contactaréis, contactarán.
Conditional
yo: contactaría
The conditional of contactar is regular: contactaría, contactarías, contactaría, contactaríamos, contactaríais, contactarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: contacte
The present subjunctive of contactar is regular: contacte, contactes, contacte, contactemos, contactéis, contacten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: contactara
The imperfect subjunctive of contactar is regular: contactara, contactaras, contactara, contactáramos, contactarais, contactaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: contacta
The imperative of contactar gives commands: contacta (tú), contactad (vosotros), contacte (usted).