controlar Negative Imperative Conjugation
controlar — control
The negative imperative of controlar uses the present subjunctive: no controles, no controle, no controléis...
controlar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to manage or interfere with something, such as 'Don't control everything' or 'Don't control my life.'
Notes on controlar in the Negative Imperative
The negative imperative for all persons is taken directly from the present subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
No controles cada detalle del proyecto.
Don't control every detail of the project.
tú
No controlen a sus hijos tanto.
Don't control your children so much.
ustedes
No controléis la televisión ahora.
Don't (you all) control the TV now.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no controla' for the tú command.
Correct: no controles
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: controlo
The present tense of controlar is regular: controlo, controlas, controla, controlamos, controláis, controlan.
Preterite
yo: controlé
Controlar is regular in the preterite: controlé, controlaste, controló, controlamos, controlasteis, controlaron.
Imperfect
yo: controlaba
The imperfect of controlar uses standard -aba endings: controlaba, controlabas, controlaba, controlábamos, controlabais, controlaban.
Future
yo: controlaré
The future of controlar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: analizaré, analizarás, analizará...
Conditional
yo: controlaría
The conditional of controlar adds -ía endings to the infinitive: controlaría, controlarías, controlaría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: controle
The present subjunctive of controlar uses -e endings: controle, controles, controle, controlemos, controléis, controlen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: controlara
The imperfect subjunctive of controlar is built from 'controlaron': controlara, controlaras, controlara, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: controla
The imperative of controlar gives direct orders: controla (tú), controlad (vosotros), or controle (usted).