cortar Negative Imperative Conjugation
cortar — to cut
The negative imperative of cortar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no cortes, no corte, no cortemos, no cortéis, no corten.
cortar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to cut something, like 'Don't cut your hair' or 'Don't cut the rope'.
Notes on cortar in the Negative Imperative
Cortar is regular. All negative commands for this verb are identical to the present subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
¡No cortes esa cuerda!
Don't cut that rope!
tú
No corten las flores del jardín, por favor.
Don't cut the flowers from the garden, please.
ustedes
No cortéis el contacto con vuestra familia.
Don't cut off contact with your family.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no corta' for 'don't cut'.
Correct: no cortes
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: corto
Cortar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: corto, cortas, corta, cortamos, cortáis, cortan.
Preterite
yo: corté
The preterite of cortar is regular: corté, cortaste, cortó, cortamos, cortasteis, cortaron.
Imperfect
yo: cortaba
Cortar in the imperfect follows the regular -aba pattern: cortaba, cortabas, cortaba, cortábamos, cortabais, cortaban.
Future
yo: cortaré
The future of cortar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: cortaré, cortarás, cortará, cortaremos, cortaréis, cortarán.
Conditional
yo: cortaría
The conditional of cortar uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: cortaría, cortarías, cortaría, cortaríamos, cortaríais, cortarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: corte
The present subjunctive of cortar uses -e endings: corte, cortes, corte, cortemos, cortéis, corten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cortara
The imperfect subjunctive of cortar is based on the 'ellos' preterite: cortara, cortaras, cortara, cortáramos, cortarais, cortaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: corta
The affirmative imperative of cortar gives direct commands: corta (tú), cortad (vosotros), corte(n) (usted/es).