deprimir Negative Imperative Conjugation
deprimir — to depress
Negative commands use 'no' + the present subjunctive: 'no deprimas,' 'no deprima,' 'no deprimamos,' 'no depriman,' 'no deprimáis.'
deprimir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
To tell someone NOT to do something. For example, 'No deprimas tu ánimo con eso' means 'Don't depress your mood with that.'
Notes on deprimir in the Negative Imperative
Like all negative commands, deprimir uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no.' So, it follows the present subjunctive conjugation pattern.
Example Sentences
No deprimas tu espíritu con excusas.
Don't depress your spirit with excuses.
tú
No depriman la economía con sus acciones.
Don't depress the economy with your actions.
No deprimamos la situación con comentarios negativos.
Let's not depress the situation with negative comments.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the affirmative imperative form with 'no'.
Correct: Instead of 'No deprime tu ánimo,' say 'No deprimas tu ánimo.'
Why: Negative commands in Spanish require the present subjunctive, not the affirmative imperative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: deprimo
The present tense is regular: deprimo, deprimes, deprime, deprimimos, deprimís, deprimen.
Preterite
yo: deprimí
The preterite of deprimir is regular: deprimí, deprimiste, deprimió, deprimimos, deprimisteis, deprimieron.
Imperfect
yo: deprimía
The imperfect tense is regular: deprimía, deprimías, deprimía, deprimíamos, deprimíais, deprimían.
Future
yo: deprimiré
The future tense is regular, using the infinitive stem: deprimiré, deprimirás, deprimirá, deprimiremos, deprimiréis, deprimirán.
Conditional
yo: deprimiría
The conditional tense is regular, using the infinitive stem: deprimiría, deprimirías, deprimiría, deprimiríamos, deprimiríais, deprimirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: deprima
The present subjunctive uses 'deprima' for yo/él/ella/usted, 'deprimas' for tú, 'deprimamos' for nosotros, 'depriman' for ellos/ellas/ustedes, and 'deprimáis' for vosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: deprimiera
The imperfect subjunctive uses 'deprimiera' or 'deprimiera' for yo/él/ella/usted, 'deprimieras' for tú, 'deprimiéramos' for nosotros, 'deprimieran' for ellos/ellas/ustedes, and 'deprimierais' for vosotros.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: deprime
Use 'deprime' for tú commands, 'deprima' for usted, 'deprimamos' for nosotros, 'depriman' for ustedes, and 'deprid' for vosotros.