encender Negative Imperative Conjugation
encender — turn on
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no enciendas, no encienda, no encendamos...
encender Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to turn something on or NOT to light something.
Notes on encender in the Negative Imperative
Like the present subjunctive, it keeps the e>ie stem change except in the nosotros and vosotros forms.
Example Sentences
No enciendas la tele todavía.
Don't turn on the TV yet.
tú
No encienda el motor en este lugar.
Don't start the engine in this place.
No encendamos fuego aquí.
Let's not light a fire here.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no enciende' for the negative command.
Correct: no enciendas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: enciendo
Encender has an e>ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: enciendo, enciendes, enciende...
Preterite
yo: encendí
Encender is regular in the preterite: encendí, encendiste, encendió, encendimos, encendisteis, encendieron.
Imperfect
yo: encendía
Encender is regular in the imperfect: encendía, encendías, encendía, encendíamos, encendíais, encendían.
Future
yo: encenderé
The future of encender is regular: encenderé, encenderás, encenderá, encenderemos, encenderéis, encenderán.
Conditional
yo: encendería
The conditional of encender is regular: encendería, encenderías, encendería, encenderíamos, encenderíais, encenderían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: encienda
The present subjunctive follows the e>ie stem change: encienda, enciendas, encienda, encendamos, encendáis, enciendan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: encendiera
The imperfect subjunctive of encender is: encendiera, encendieras, encendiera, encendiéramos, encendierais, encendieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: enciende
Use enciende (tú), encienda (usted), or encended (vosotros) to tell someone to turn something on.