enfocar Negative Imperative Conjugation
enfocar — to focus
The negative imperative of enfocar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no enfoques, no enfoque, no enfoquen.
enfocar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to focus on something, like 'Don't focus on the negative'.
Notes on enfocar in the Negative Imperative
Like the present subjunctive, all negative commands for enfocar require the 'qu' spelling change to keep the hard 'k' sound.
Example Sentences
No te enfoques en lo que dicen los demás.
Don't focus on what others say.
tú
No enfoquen la luz directamente a los ojos.
Don't focus the light directly at the eyes.
ustedes
No enfoquemos el problema de esa manera.
Let's not approach (focus on) the problem that way.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no enfoca' for a command.
Correct: no enfoques
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive forms, not the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: enfoco
The present indicative of enfocar is completely regular: enfoco, enfocas, enfoca, enfocamos, enfocáis, enfocan.
Preterite
yo: enfoqué
Enfocar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'enfoqué' to keep the hard 'k' sound.
Imperfect
yo: enfocaba
The imperfect of enfocar is regular: enfocaba, enfocabas, enfocaba, enfocábamos, enfocabais, enfocaban.
Future
yo: enfocaré
The future tense of enfocar is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: enfocaría
The conditional of enfocar is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: enfoque
The present subjunctive of enfocar features a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: enfoque, enfoques, enfoque, enfoquemos, enfoquéis, enfoquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: enfocara
The imperfect subjunctive of enfocar is regular, formed from the third-person plural preterite: enfocara, enfocaras, enfocáramos.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: enfoca
The affirmative imperative of enfocar uses 'enfoca' for tú and 'enfoque' for usted.