despertar Negative Imperative Conjugation
despertar — to wake (someone) up
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no despiertes (tú), no despierte (usted).
despertar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to wake someone up.
Notes on despertar in the Negative Imperative
Follows the present subjunctive rules: e→ie stem change in the boot, but not in nosotros or vosotros.
Example Sentences
No despiertes al bebé, por favor.
Don't wake the baby, please.
tú
No despierten a sus padres todavía.
Don't wake your parents yet.
No despertemos a nadie en esta casa.
Let's not wake anyone in this house.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no despierta' for the tú command.
Correct: no despiertes
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: despierto
Despertar has an e→ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: desperté
Despertar is regular in the preterite: desperté, despertaste, despertó, despertamos, despertasteis, despertaron.
Imperfect
yo: despertaba
Despertar is regular in the imperfect: despertaba, despertabas, despertaba, despertábamos, despertabais, despertaban.
Future
yo: despertaré
The future of despertar is regular: despertaré, despertarás, despertará, despertaremos, despertaréis, despertarán.
Conditional
yo: despertaría
The conditional of despertar is regular: despertaría, despertarías, despertaría, despertaríamos, despertaríais, despertarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: despierte
The present subjunctive follows the e→ie stem change: despierte, despiertes, despierte, despertemos, despertéis, despierten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: despertara
The imperfect subjunctive of despertar is regular: despertara, despertaras, despertara, despertáramos, despertarais, despertaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: despierta
Give commands using despierta (tú), despierte (usted), or despertad (vosotros).