envolver Negative Imperative Conjugation
envolver — to wrap
Negative commands for envolver always use the present subjunctive forms.
envolver Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to wrap something.
Notes on envolver in the Negative Imperative
The stem change (o > ue) applies to all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Example Sentences
No envuelvas el pan todavía, está caliente.
Don't wrap the bread yet, it's hot.
tú
No envuelva ese cuadro, por favor.
Don't wrap that painting, please (formal).
usted
No envuelvan los libros por separado.
Don't wrap the books separately (plural).
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'no envuelve'.
Correct: no envuelvas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: envuelvo
Envolver is a stem-changing verb in the present tense, changing 'o' to 'ue' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: envolví
Envolver is regular in the preterite, but remember that the past participle is the irregular 'envuelto'.
Imperfect
yo: envolvía
Envolver is completely regular in the imperfect: envolvía, envolvías, envolvía, envolvíamos, envolvíais, envolvían.
Future
yo: envolveré
The future tense of envolver is regular: just add -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: envolvería
The conditional is regular: envolvería, envolverías, envolvería, envolveríamos, envolveríais, envolverían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: envuelva
The present subjunctive follows the 'yo' form of the present (envuelvo) and changes the ending to -a.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: envolviera
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the third-person plural preterite: envolvier-.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: envuelve
Use 'envuelve' for informal commands (tú) and 'envuelva' for formal ones (usted).