desplegar Negative Imperative Conjugation
desplegar — to unfold
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no despliegues, no despliegue, no despleguemos...
desplegar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to unfold or deploy something, like 'Don't unfold the map yet' or 'Don't deploy the troops.'
Notes on desplegar in the Negative Imperative
This follows the present subjunctive rules: the E-to-IE stem change (except nosotros/vosotros) and the 'gu' spelling change in all forms.
Example Sentences
No despliegues el paraguas dentro de casa.
Don't open (unfold) the umbrella inside the house.
tú
No despliegue la mercancía todavía.
Don't display the merchandise yet.
No despleguéis las banderas hasta que yo diga.
Don't unfurl the flags until I say so.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the affirmative form: 'no despliega'.
Correct: no despliegues
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive forms, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: despliego
Desplegar is a stem-changing verb in the present tense, where the 'e' changes to 'ie' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: desplegué
The preterite of desplegar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'desplegué' to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect
yo: desplegaba
Desplegar is completely regular in the imperfect: desplegaba, desplegabas, desplegaba, desplegábamos, desplegabais, desplegaban.
Future
yo: desplegaré
The future tense of desplegar is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: desplegaría
The conditional of desplegar is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: despliegue
The present subjunctive of desplegar features the E-to-IE stem change and a spelling change (g to gu) in all forms.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: desplegara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the third-person plural preterite: desplegara, desplegaras, desplegara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: despliega
The imperative uses 'despliega' (tú) and 'despliegue' (usted) to give direct orders to unfold or deploy.