echar Negative Imperative Conjugation
echar — to throw
The negative imperative of echar uses the present subjunctive: no eches, no eche, no echemos, no echéis, no echen.
echar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to throw something, like 'Don't throw trash on the floor' or 'Don't add more salt'.
Notes on echar in the Negative Imperative
Echar is regular; the forms are identical to the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'.
Example Sentences
No eches la culpa a los demás.
Don't blame others.
tú
No echen basura en el parque.
Don't throw trash in the park.
ustedes
No echéis más leña al fuego.
Don't add more wood to the fire (don't make things worse).
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no echa'.
Correct: no eches
Why: Negative commands for -ar verbs must use the -es ending, never the present indicative -a ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: echo
The present tense of echar is fully regular: echo, echas, echa, echamos, echáis, echan.
Preterite
yo: eché
The preterite of echar is regular: eché, echaste, echó, echamos, echasteis, echaron.
Imperfect
yo: echaba
Echar follows the regular -aba pattern in the imperfect: echaba, echabas, echaba, echábamos, echabais, echaban.
Future
yo: echaré
The future of echar uses the infinitive as the stem: echaré, echarás, echará, echaremos, echaréis, echarán.
Conditional
yo: echaría
The conditional of echar is regular: echaría, echarías, echaría, echaríamos, echaríais, echarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: eche
The present subjunctive of echar switches to 'e' endings: eche, eches, eche, echemos, echéis, echen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: echara
The imperfect subjunctive of echar is regular: echara, echaras, echara, echáramos, echarais, echaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: echa
The affirmative imperative of echar uses echa (tú) and echad (vosotros), with eche/echen for formal use.