dividir Negative Imperative Conjugation
dividir — to divide
Negative commands for dividir use the present subjunctive: no dividas, no divida, no dividamos, no dividáis, no dividan.
dividir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use the negative imperative to forbid someone from doing something. For 'dividir', it means 'don't divide'.
Notes on dividir in the Negative Imperative
Negative commands in Spanish always use the present subjunctive. 'Dividir' is regular in the present subjunctive, so no irregular forms here.
Example Sentences
No dividas el dinero todavía.
Don't divide the money yet.
tú
No divida la tarea en partes pequeñas.
Don't divide the task into small parts.
usted
No dividamos esto en grupos.
Let's not divide this into groups.
nosotros
No dividáis el pastel sin mí.
Don't divide the cake without me.
vosotros
No dividan las responsabilidades.
Don't divide the responsibilities.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the indicative instead of the subjunctive for negative commands.
Correct: Always use the present subjunctive after 'no' for negative commands, e.g., 'no dividas', not 'no divides'.
Why: The subjunctive mood is required for negative commands in Spanish.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'dividáis' (vosotros).
Correct: The correct form is 'no dividáis', with an accent on the 'i'.
Why: The accent is needed to maintain the correct pronunciation and stress pattern for the vosotros subjunctive form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: divido
The present tense of dividir is regular: divido, divides, divide, dividimos, dividís, dividen.
Preterite
yo: dividí
The preterite of dividir is regular: dividí, dividiste, dividió, dividimos, dividisteis, dividieron.
Imperfect
yo: dividía
The imperfect of dividir is regular: dividía, dividías, dividía, dividíamos, dividíais, dividían.
Future
yo: dividiré
The future tense of dividir is regular: dividiré, dividirás, dividirá, dividiremos, dividiréis, dividirán.
Conditional
yo: dividiría
The conditional of dividir is regular: dividiría, dividirías, dividiría, dividiríamos, dividiríais, dividirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: divida
The present subjunctive of dividir is: divida, dividas, dividamos, dividáis, dividan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: dividiera
The imperfect subjunctive of dividir has two forms, e.g., dividiera/dividiera and dividiese/dividiese.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: divide
The imperative of dividir uses the regular -ir command forms: divide, divida, dividamos, dividid, dividan.