entristecer Negative Imperative Conjugation
entristecer — to sadden
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: no entristezcas, no entristezca, no entristezcamos, no entristezcáis, no entristezcan.
entristecer Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Used to tell someone not to get sad or not to sadden others.
Notes on entristecer in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands for this verb use the 'zc' stem from the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No te entristezcas por cosas pequeñas.
Don't get sad over small things.
tú
No entristezcan a sus padres.
Don't sadden your parents.
No nos entristezcamos ahora.
Let's not get sad now.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: No te entristeces
Correct: No te entristezcas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: entristezco
In the present tense, entristecer is irregular in the 'yo' form: entristezco.
Preterite
yo: entristecí
The preterite of entristecer is regular: entristecí, entristeciste, entristeció, entristecimos, entristecisteis, entristecieron.
Imperfect
yo: entristecía
The imperfect of entristecer is regular: entristecía, entristecías, entristecía, entristecíamos, entristecíais, entristecían.
Future
yo: entristeceré
The future of entristecer is regular: entristeceré, entristecerás, entristecerá, entristeceremos, entristeceréis, entristecerán.
Conditional
yo: entristecería
The conditional of entristecer is regular: entristecería, entristecerías, entristecería, entristeceríamos, entristeceríais, entristecerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: entristezca
The present subjunctive follows the 'yo' form irregularity: entristezca, entristezcas, entristezca, entristezcamos, entristezcáis, entristezcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: entristeciera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'entristecie-' stem: entristeciera, entristecieras, entristeciera, entristeciéramos, entristecierais, entristecieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: entristece
Commands for entristecer use entristece (tú) and the 'zc' forms for others.