enviar Negative Imperative Conjugation
enviar — to send
Negative commands use present subjunctive: no envíes (tú), no envíe (usted), no enviéis (vosotros), no envíen (ustedes).
enviar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to send something, like 'Don't send that photo!'.
Notes on enviar in the Negative Imperative
Follows the present subjunctive rules, including the stress shift/accent marks on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
No envíes ese mensaje todavía.
Don't send that message yet.
tú
No envíen el paquete por barco.
Don't send the package by boat.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no envía (for tú command)
Correct: no envíes
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative 'envía'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: envío
Enviar has a stress shift (í) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: envío, envías, envía, enviamos, enviáis, envían.
Preterite
yo: envié
The preterite of enviar is regular: envié, enviaste, envió, enviamos, enviasteis, enviaron.
Imperfect
yo: enviaba
The imperfect of enviar is regular: enviaba, enviabas, enviaba, enviábamos, enviabais, enviaban.
Future
yo: enviaré
The future of enviar is regular: enviaré, enviarás, enviará, enviaremos, enviaréis, enviarán.
Conditional
yo: enviaría
The conditional of enviar is regular: enviaría, enviarías, enviaría, enviaríamos, enviaríais, enviarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: envíe
The present subjunctive of enviar follows the stress shift (í): envíe, envíes, envíe, enviemos, enviéis, envíen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: enviara
The imperfect subjunctive of enviar is regular: enviara, enviaras, enviara, enviáramos, enviarais, enviaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: envía
Commands for sending: envía (tú), envíe (usted), enviad (vosotros), envíen (ustedes).