empeorar Negative Imperative Conjugation
empeorar — to get worse
Negative commands like 'no empeores' (tú) use the present subjunctive.
empeorar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use negative commands to tell someone not to do something. For empeorar, this means instructing someone to avoid making a situation worse.
Notes on empeorar in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands in Spanish use the present subjunctive. So, empeorar follows the standard -ar verb pattern: no empeores, no empeore, etc.
Example Sentences
No empeores la situación con tus comentarios.
Don't make the situation worse with your comments.
tú
Por favor, no empeore la herida tocándola.
Please, don't make the wound worse by touching it.
usted
No empeoremos las cosas discutiendo.
Let's not make things worse by arguing.
nosotros
No empeoren el tráfico parando aquí.
Don't make the traffic worse by stopping here.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the indicative instead of subjunctive for negative commands.
Correct: Negative commands always use the present subjunctive: 'no empeores', not 'no empeoras'.
Why: The structure for negative commands in Spanish is 'no' + present subjunctive.
Mistake: Confusing tú and usted forms.
Correct: Remember 'no empeores' for tú and 'no empeore' for usted.
Why: These are distinct forms derived from the present subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: empeoro
Use present forms like 'empeoro' and 'empeora' for current or habitual worsening.
Preterite
yo: empeoré
Use preterite forms like 'empeoré' and 'empeoró' for completed past actions of worsening.
Imperfect
yo: empeoraba
Use imperfect forms like 'empeoraba' for ongoing or habitual past worsening.
Future
yo: empeoraré
Use future forms like 'empeoraré' and 'empeorará' to talk about things that will get worse.
Conditional
yo: empeoraría
Use conditional forms like 'empeoraría' for hypothetical situations ('would get worse').
Present Subjunctive
yo: empeore
Use present subjunctive forms like 'empeore' for wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: empeorara
Use imperfect subjunctive forms like 'empeorara' or 'empeorase' for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: empeora
Use imperative forms like 'empeora' (tú) and 'empeore' (usted) for direct commands with 'empeorar'.