enterar Negative Imperative Conjugation
enterar — to find out
Negative commands for 'enterar': no enteres (tú), no entere (usted), no enteremos (nosotros), no enteren (ustedes), no enteréis (vosotros).
enterar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use the negative imperative when telling someone *not* to find something out. For example, 'No enteres sobre eso' means 'Don't find out about that.'
Notes on enterar in the Negative Imperative
Negative commands in Spanish always use the present subjunctive form with 'no'. Enterar is regular here.
Example Sentences
No enteres chismes.
Don't find out gossip.
tú
No enteren sobre la reunión secreta.
Don't find out about the secret meeting.
ustedes
No enteremos los secretos de nadie.
Let's not find out anyone's secrets.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing negative commands with the simple present negative.
Correct: For commands, use 'no enteres' (subjunctive), not 'no enteras' (indicative).
Why: The subjunctive is required for negative commands, indicating a prohibition rather than a simple statement of fact.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: entero
The present tense of enterar: entero, enteras, entera, enteramos, enteráis, enteran.
Preterite
yo: enteré
The preterite of enterar is regular: enteré, enteraste, enteró, enteramos, enterasteis, enteraron.
Imperfect
yo: enteraba
The imperfect of enterar: enteraba, enterabas, enteraba, enterábamos, enterabais, enteraban.
Future
yo: enteraré
The future tense of enterar: enteraré, enterarás, enterará, enteraremos, enteraréis, enterarán.
Conditional
yo: enteraría
The conditional of enterar: enteraría, enterarías, enteraría, enteraríamos, enteraríais, enterarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: entere
Present subjunctive for 'enterar': entere (yo/él/ella/usted), enteres (tú), enteremos (nosotros), enteren (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: enterara
Past subjunctive for 'enterar': enterara/enterase (yo/él/ella/usted), enteraras/enterases (tú), enteráramos/enterásemos (nosotros), enteraran/enterasen (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: entera
Commands for 'enterar' (to find out): entera (tú), entere (usted), enteremos (nosotros), enteren (ustedes), enterad (vosotros).