convertir Negative Imperative Conjugation
convertir — to convert
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no conviertas, no convierta, no convirtamos.
convertir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to change or convert something.
Notes on convertir in the Negative Imperative
Like the present subjunctive, it uses 'ie' for tú/usted/ustedes and 'i' for nosotros.
Example Sentences
No conviertas esto en una discusión.
Don't turn this into an argument.
tú
No convirtamos la casa en un desastre.
Let's not turn the house into a mess.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'no convierte' for a command.
Correct: no conviertas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: convierto
The present tense of convertir features an e > ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: convertí
In the preterite, convertir has a stem change (e > i) only in the third-person forms: convirtió and convirtieron.
Imperfect
yo: convertía
The imperfect of convertir is regular: convertía, convertías, convertía, convertíamos, convertíais, convertían.
Future
yo: convertiré
The future tense of convertir is entirely regular: convertiré, convertirás, convertirá, etc.
Conditional
yo: convertiría
The conditional of convertir is regular and uses the full infinitive as the base: convertiría, convertirías, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: convierta
The present subjunctive uses the stem 'conviert-' for most forms, but 'convirt-' for nosotros and vosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: convirtiera
The imperfect subjunctive is built on the third-person preterite stem 'convirt-': convirtiera, convirtieras, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: convierte
The imperative uses 'convierte' for informal commands and 'convierta/convirtamos' for formal or group commands.