convertirse Negative Imperative Conjugation
convertirse — to become
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no te conviertas.
convertirse Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Used to tell someone NOT to change into something undesirable.
Notes on convertirse in the Negative Imperative
Matches the present subjunctive forms exactly, with the reflexive pronoun placed before the verb.
Example Sentences
No te conviertas en aquello que odias.
Don't become that which you hate.
tú
No se conviertan en personas egoístas.
Don't become selfish people.
ustedes
No nos convirtamos en extraños.
Let's not become strangers.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no te conviértete
Correct: no te conviertas
Why: Negative commands never use the affirmative imperative form; they always use the subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me convierto
Convertirse features an e>ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: me convertí
Convertirse has an e>i stem change in the third person: se convirtió and se convirtieron.
Imperfect
yo: me convertía
The imperfect of convertirse is regular: se convertía, se convertías, etc.
Future
yo: me convertiré
The future of convertirse is regular: se convertirá, se convertirán, etc.
Conditional
yo: me convertiría
The conditional is regular: se convertiría, se convertirías, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: me convierta
Features an e>ie change, plus an e>i change in the nosotros/vosotros forms.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: me convirtiera
Uses the 'i' stem from the third-person preterite: se convirtiera, se convirtieras.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: conviértete
Commands for transformation: conviértete, conviértase, convirtámonos.