describir Negative Imperative Conjugation
describir — to describe
Negative commands use the subjunctive: no describas, no describa, no describamos, no describáis, no describan.
describir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to describe something (e.g., 'Don't describe the ending of the movie!').
Notes on describir in the Negative Imperative
Regularly follows the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'.
Example Sentences
¡No me describas el final de la película!
Don't describe the end of the movie to me!
tú
No describan los detalles todavía.
Don't describe the details yet.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no describe' instead of 'no describas'.
Correct: no describas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative 'tú' form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: describo
The present tense is regular: describo, describes, describe, describimos, describís, describen.
Preterite
yo: describí
The preterite of describir is fully regular: describí, describiste, describió, describimos, describisteis, describieron.
Imperfect
yo: describía
The imperfect uses the -ía endings: describía, describías, describía, describíamos, describíais, describían.
Future
yo: describiré
Form the future by adding -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive: describiré.
Conditional
yo: describiría
Add -ía endings to the full infinitive: describiría, describirías, describiría, describiríamos, describiríais, describirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: describa
The present subjunctive uses 'a' endings: describa, describas, describa, describamos, describáis, describan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: describiera
Based on the 'ellos' preterite: describiera, describieras, describiera, describiéramos, describierais, describieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: describe
Give commands: describe (tú), describa (usted), describid (vosotros), describan (ustedes).