convocar Negative Imperative Conjugation
convocar — to call
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no convoques, no convoque, no convoquemos, no convoquéis, no convoquen.
convocar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to call a meeting or NOT to convene a group.
Notes on convocar in the Negative Imperative
All forms use the 'qu' spelling change to maintain the hard 'k' sound of the verb.
Example Sentences
No convoques a nadie todavía.
Don't call anyone yet.
tú
No convoquen la reunión sin mi permiso.
Don't call the meeting without my permission.
ustedes
No convoquemos a la prensa hoy.
Let's not call the press today.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no convocas
Correct: no convoques
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive, not the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: convoco
Convocar is completely regular in the present indicative: convoco, convocas, convoca, convocamos, convocáis, convocan.
Preterite
yo: convoqué
Convocar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'convoqué' to keep the hard 'k' sound.
Imperfect
yo: convocaba
The imperfect of convocar follows the standard -aba pattern: convocaba, convocabas, convocaba, convocábamos, convocabais, convocaban.
Future
yo: convocaré
The future tense uses the full infinitive as the base: convocaré, convocarás, convocará, convocaremos, convocaréis, convocarán.
Conditional
yo: convocaría
The conditional uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: convocaría, convocarías, convocaría, convocaríamos, convocaríais, convocarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: convoque
Convocar has a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: convoque, convoques, convoque, convoquemos, convoquéis, convoquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: convocara
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the 'ellos' preterite: convocara, convocaras, convocara, convocáramos, convocarais, convocaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: convoca
The imperative uses 'convoca' (tú) and 'convoque' (usted) to give direct orders to convene or call.