despedir Negative Imperative Conjugation
despedir — to fire
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no despidas, no despida.
despedir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to fire a person or NOT to say goodbye yet.
Notes on despedir in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands for 'despedir' use the stem change (e > i), including the nosotros form (no despidamos).
Example Sentences
No despidas a nadie todavía.
Don't fire anyone yet.
tú
No se despidan, volveremos pronto.
Don't say goodbye, we'll be back soon.
ustedes
No despidamos al guía todavía.
Let's not say goodbye to the guide yet.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no despide'.
Correct: No despidas.
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: despido
Despedir is a stem-changing verb (e > i) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: despedí
Despedir has a stem change (e > i) only in the third-person forms: despidió and despidieron.
Imperfect
yo: despedía
Despedir is regular in the imperfect: despedía, despedías, despedía, despedíamos, despedíais, despedían.
Future
yo: despediré
Despedir is completely regular in the future tense, using the full infinitive as the base.
Conditional
yo: despediría
The conditional of despedir is regular and formed by adding endings to the infinitive: despediría.
Present Subjunctive
yo: despida
The present subjunctive of despedir stem-changes e > i in ALL forms, including nosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: despidiera
Based on the third-person preterite, the imperfect subjunctive uses the 'i' stem: despidiera.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: despide
The imperative uses 'despide' for tú and 'despida' for formal commands.