encaminar Negative Imperative Conjugation
encaminar — to direct
Negative commands for 'encaminar' use 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms.
encaminar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use the negative imperative to tell someone NOT to do something. For 'encaminar', it's about telling someone not to direct something or not to head in a certain way.
Notes on encaminar in the Negative Imperative
Like all negative commands in Spanish, 'encaminar' uses the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'. These forms are regular for '-ar' verbs.
Example Sentences
No encamines tus quejas a la persona equivocada.
Don't direct your complaints to the wrong person.
tú
No encamine la solicitud por correo electrónico.
Do not direct the application by email.
usted
No encaminemos el problema hacia una discusión personal.
Let's not direct the problem towards a personal argument.
nosotros
No encaminen la mercancía a esa bodega.
Do not direct the merchandise to that warehouse.
ustedes
No encaminéis la conversación a temas irrelevantes.
Don't direct the conversation to irrelevant topics.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the indicative instead of subjunctive for negative commands.
Correct: Use 'no encamines' (subjunctive), not 'no encaminas' (indicative).
Why: Negative commands always require the subjunctive mood.
Mistake: Confusing tú and usted negative commands.
Correct: 'No encamines' is for tú, 'no encamine' is for usted.
Why: The forms are different, taken from the present subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: encamino
The present tense of 'encaminar' is regular: encamino, encaminas, encamina, encaminamos, encamináis, encaminan.
Preterite
yo: encaminé
The preterite of 'encaminar' is regular: encaminé, encaminaste, encaminó, encaminamos, encaminasteis, encaminaron.
Imperfect
yo: encaminaba
The imperfect tense of 'encaminar' is regular: encaminaba, encaminabas, encaminaba, encaminábamos, encaminabais, encaminaban.
Future
yo: encaminaré
The future tense of 'encaminar' is regular: encaminaré, encaminarás, encaminará, encaminaremos, encaminaréis, encaminarán.
Conditional
yo: encaminaría
The conditional of 'encaminar' is regular: encaminaría, encaminarías, encaminaría, encaminaríamos, encaminaríais, encaminarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: encamine
The present subjunctive of 'encaminar' is regular: encamine, encamines, encamine, encaminemos, encaminéis, encaminen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: encaminara
The imperfect subjunctive of 'encaminar' has two regular forms (-ra and -se) for all persons.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: encamina
The imperative of 'encaminar' has regular forms for tú, usted, ustedes, and nosotros, but vosotros is 'encaminad'.