convertir Negative Imperative Conjugation
convertir — to convert
The negative imperative of convertir uses the present subjunctive forms: no conviertas, no convirtamos.
convertir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to change or convert something, such as 'don't convert the currency yet'.
Notes on convertir in the Negative Imperative
All forms follow the present subjunctive pattern, including the e > i change in the nosotros and vosotros forms.
Example Sentences
No conviertas el documento todavía.
Don't convert the document yet.
tú
No convirtamos el jardín en un parking.
Let's not turn the garden into a parking lot.
nosotros
No conviertan la reunión en una pelea.
Don't turn the meeting into a fight.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no conviertes
Correct: no conviertas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive ending (-as), not the indicative (-es).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: convierto
Convertir follows an e > ie stem change in all present forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: convertí
Convertir has a third-person stem change (e > i) in the preterite: convirtió and convirtieron.
Imperfect
yo: convertía
The imperfect of convertir is completely regular: convertía, convertías, convertía, etc.
Future
yo: convertiré
The future of convertir is regular: add endings to the infinitive (convertiré, convertirás).
Conditional
yo: convertiría
The conditional of convertir is regular: convertiría, convertirías, convertiría, convertiríamos.
Present Subjunctive
yo: convierta
The present subjunctive of convertir features e > ie changes, except nosotros/vosotros which use e > i.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: convirtiera
The imperfect subjunctive of convertir uses the 'i' stem in all forms: convirtiera, convirtieras.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: convierte
The imperative of convertir uses the 'ie' stem change for most commands (convierte, convierta).