emerger Negative Imperative Conjugation
emerger — to emerge
Negative commands always use the 'j': no emerjas, no emerja, no emerjamos, no emerjáis, no emerjan.
emerger Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to surface or not to reveal themselves yet.
Notes on emerger in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands for 'emerger' use the 'j' because they are pulled directly from the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No emerjas todavía, el barco sigue ahí.
Don't emerge yet, the boat is still there.
tú
No emerjan hasta que yo dé la señal.
Don't emerge until I give the signal.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no emerge' for the 'tú' command.
Correct: Say 'no emerjas'.
Why: Negative 'tú' commands must use the subjunctive ending, not the present indicative ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: emerjo
The present of emerger is mostly regular, but the 'yo' form changes to 'emerjo' to keep the soft 'j' sound.
Preterite
yo: emergí
The preterite of emerger is completely regular: emergí, emergiste, emergió, emergimos, emergisteis, emergieron.
Imperfect
yo: emergía
The imperfect of emerger is regular: emergía, emergías, emergía, emergíamos, emergíais, emergían.
Future
yo: emergeré
The future of emerger is regular: emergeré, emergerás, emergerá, emergeremos, emergeréis, emergerán.
Conditional
yo: emergería
The conditional of emerger is regular: emergería, emergerías, emergería, emergeríamos, emergeríais, emergerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: emerja
The present subjunctive uses a 'j' in all forms: emerja, emerjas, emerja, emerjamos, emerjáis, emerjan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: emergiera
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: emergiera, emergieras, emergiera, emergiéramos, emergierais, emergieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: emerge
Commands use 'emerge' (tú) and 'emerja' (usted).