denegar Negative Imperative Conjugation
denegar — to deny
Uses the present subjunctive forms: no deniegues, no deniegue, no deneguemos.
denegar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use to tell someone not to refuse or turn something down.
Notes on denegar in the Negative Imperative
Follows the present subjunctive spelling (gu) and stem changes (ie), except for 'nosotros' and 'vosotros'.
Example Sentences
No deniegues la oportunidad sin pensarla.
Don't deny the opportunity without thinking about it.
tú
Por favor, no deniegue mi solicitud.
Please, do not deny my application.
usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no deniegas
Correct: no deniegues
Why: Negative commands must use subjunctive endings, not indicative ones.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: deniego
Denegar follows an e > ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: denegué
Denegar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes 'g' to 'gu' (denegué).
Imperfect
yo: denegaba
Denegar is completely regular in the imperfect: denegaba, denegabas, denegaba...
Future
yo: denegaré
Denegar is regular in the future: denegaré, denegarás, denegará...
Conditional
yo: denegaría
Denegar is regular in the conditional: denegaría, denegarías, denegaría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: deniegue
The present subjunctive uses the 'ie' stem change and a 'gu' spelling change: deniegue, deniegues...
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: denegara
Formed from the 'denegaron' stem: denegara, denegaras, denegara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: deniega
The imperative uses the 'ie' stem change for most commands: deniega, deniegue.