engendrar Negative Imperative Conjugation
engendrar — to give rise to
Negative commands with 'no' use the present subjunctive, like 'no engendres tú' or 'no engendren ustedes'.
engendrar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
You use the negative imperative to forbid someone from doing something. With 'engendrar,' it means telling someone not to cause or give rise to something. For example, 'No engendres problemas'.
Notes on engendrar in the Negative Imperative
Negative commands in Spanish are formed using the present subjunctive. Thus, 'engendrar' follows the regular -ar present subjunctive pattern: no engendres, no engendre, no engendremos, no engendréis, no engendren.
Example Sentences
No engendres falsas esperanzas.
Don't give rise to false hopes.
tú
No engendren desconfianza entre nosotros.
Don't create distrust among us.
No engendréis pánico.
Don't stir up panic.
vosotros
No engendre usted malos hábitos.
You (usted) don't develop bad habits.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive after 'no', like 'No engendrar'.
Correct: Always use the present subjunctive form after 'no' for negative commands: 'No engendres'.
Why: The structure for negative commands is 'no' + present subjunctive.
Mistake: Incorrectly conjugating the subjunctive for vosotros, writing 'no engendres'.
Correct: The vosotros form is 'no engendréis'.
Why: The vosotros present subjunctive has a specific '-éis' ending for -ar verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: engendro
The present tense of engendrar (engendro, engendras, etc.) is used for current actions, habits, and general truths.
Preterite
yo: engendré
The preterite of engendrar is regular: engendré, engendraste, engendró, engendramos, engendrasteis, engendraron.
Imperfect
yo: engendraba
The imperfect of engendrar (engendraba, engendrabas, etc.) describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Future
yo: engendraré
The future tense of engendrar (engendraré, engendrarás, etc.) talks about what will happen.
Conditional
yo: engendraría
The conditional of engendrar (engendraría, engendrarías, etc.) expresses hypotheticals and polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
yo: engendre
The present subjunctive of engendrar (engendre, engendres, etc.) expresses wishes, doubts, and uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: engendrara
The imperfect subjunctive of engendrar (engendrara, engendraras, etc.) is used for past hypotheticals and wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: engendra
Use the imperative of engendrar for direct commands like 'engendra tú' or 'engendren ustedes'.