desestimar Negative Imperative Conjugation
desestimar — to dismiss
Use 'no desestimes' (tú), 'no desestime' (usted), 'no desestimemos' (nosotros), 'no desestiméis' (vosotros), 'no desestimen' (ustedes) for negative commands.
desestimar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
This form is used to tell someone *not* to do something. With 'desestimar', you'd use it to prevent someone from dismissing something important, like 'No desestimes su consejo' (Don't dismiss his advice).
Notes on desestimar in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands in Spanish use the present subjunctive. 'Desestimar' is regular in the present subjunctive, so its negative imperative forms are regular too.
Example Sentences
No desestimes sus sentimientos, son importantes.
Don't dismiss his feelings, they are important.
tú
Por favor, no desestime mi queja.
Please, don't dismiss my complaint.
usted
No desestimemos las advertencias de los expertos.
Let's not dismiss the experts' warnings.
nosotros
No desestiméis la gravedad de la situación.
Don't you all dismiss the seriousness of the situation.
vosotros
No desestimen las evidencias presentadas.
Don't dismiss the evidence presented.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the indicative instead of the subjunctive, e.g., 'no desestimas'.
Correct: Negative commands always use the present subjunctive: 'no desestimes'.
Why: This is a fundamental rule: negative commands = 'no' + present subjunctive.
Mistake: Confusing the 'vosotros' negative imperative 'no desestiméis' with the affirmative 'desestad'.
Correct: The negative is 'no desestiméis', while the affirmative is 'desestad'.
Why: The 'vosotros' imperative has distinct affirmative and negative forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: desestimo
The present indicative of 'desestimar' is regular: desestimo, desestimas, desestima, desestimamos, desestimáis, desestiman.
Preterite
yo: desestimé
The preterite of 'desestimar' is regular: desestimé, desestimaste, desestimó, desestimamos, desestimasteis, desestimaron.
Imperfect
yo: desestimaba
The imperfect of 'desestimar' is regular: desestimaba, desestimabas, desestimaba, desestimábamos, desestimabais, desestimaban.
Future
yo: desestimaré
The future of 'desestimar' is regular: desestimaré, desestimarás, desestimará, desestimaremos, desestimaréis, desestimarán.
Conditional
yo: desestimaría
The conditional of 'desestimar' is regular: desestimaría, desestimarías, desestimaría, desestimaríamos, desestimaríais, desestimarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: desestime
Use 'desestime' (yo/él/ella/usted/ustedes), 'desestimes' (tú), 'desestimemos' (nosotros), 'desestiméis' (vosotros) after wishes, doubts, emotions, and impersonal expressions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: desestimara
Use 'desestimara' or 'desestimase' for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: desestima
Use 'desestima' (tú), 'desestime' (usted), 'desestimemos' (nosotros), 'desestimad' (vosotros), 'desestimen' (ustedes) for direct commands.