despegar Negative Imperative Conjugation
despegar — to unstick
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no despegues, no despegue, no despeguemos, no despeguéis, no despeguen.
despegar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to unstick something, like a label on a new product.
Notes on despegar in the Negative Imperative
All forms have the 'gu' spelling change (e.g., 'no despegues') to maintain the hard 'g' sound before the 'e' vowel.
Example Sentences
No despegues la etiqueta de la ropa todavía.
Don't unstick the clothing tag yet.
tú
No despeguen los anuncios de la pared.
Don't unstick the ads from the wall.
ustedes
No despegue el avión si hay mucha niebla.
Don't take off (the plane) if there is a lot of fog.
usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no despega' instead of 'no despegues'.
Correct: no despegues
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative 'tú' form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: despego
Despegar is completely regular in the present tense: despego, despegas, despega, despegamos, despegáis, despegan.
Preterite
yo: despegué
The preterite of despegar is regular except for the 'yo' form: despegué, despegaste, despegó, despegamos, despegasteis, despegaron.
Imperfect
yo: despegaba
The imperfect of despegar is regular: despegaba, despegabas, despegaba, despegábamos, despegabais, despegaban.
Future
yo: despegaré
The future of despegar is regular: despegaré, despegarás, despegará, despegaremos, despegaréis, despegarán.
Conditional
yo: despegaría
The conditional of despegar is regular: despegaría, despegarías, despegaría, despegaríamos, despegaríais, despegarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: despegue
The present subjunctive of despegar features a 'gu' spelling change to keep the hard 'g' sound: despegue, despegues, despegue, despeguemos, despeguéis, despeguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: despegara
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the third-person plural preterite: despegara, despegaras, despegara, despegáramos, despegarais, despegaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: despega
The imperative uses 'despega' for informal commands and 'despegue(n)' for formal ones.