erradicar Negative Imperative Conjugation
erradicar — to eradicate
All negative commands for erradicar use the 'qu' spelling change: no erradiques, no erradique, no erradiquemos, no erradiquéis, no erradiquen.
erradicar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to completely eliminate something (perhaps because it's still useful).
Notes on erradicar in the Negative Imperative
Since all negative commands are based on the present subjunctive, the 'c' to 'qu' change is consistent across all forms.
Example Sentences
No erradiques todas las flores, deja algunas.
Don't eradicate all the flowers, leave some.
tú
No erradiquemos la esperanza.
Let's not eradicate hope.
nosotros
No erradiquen la tradición por completo.
Don't eradicate the tradition completely (you all).
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no erradica
Correct: no erradiques
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive forms, not the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: erradico
Erradicar is completely regular in the present tense: erradico, erradicas, erradica, erradicamos, erradicáis, erradican.
Preterite
yo: erradiqué
Erradicar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: erradiqué, erradicaste, erradicó, erradicamos, erradicasteis, erradicaron.
Imperfect
yo: erradicaba
The imperfect of erradicar is regular: erradicaba, erradicabas, erradicaba, erradicábamos, erradicabais, erradicaban.
Future
yo: erradicaré
The future of erradicar is regular: erradicaré, erradicarás, erradicará, erradicaremos, erradicaréis, erradicarán.
Conditional
yo: erradicaría
The conditional of erradicar is regular: erradicaría, erradicarías, erradicaría, erradicaríamos, erradicaríais, erradicarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: erradique
Erradicar has a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all persons: erradique, erradiques, erradique, erradiquemos, erradiquéis, erradiquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: erradicara
The imperfect subjunctive of erradicar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: erradicara, erradicaras, erradicara, erradicáramos, erradicarais, erradicaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: erradica
The imperative uses regular -ar endings for 'tú' (erradica) and 'vosotros' (erradicad), but the spelling change 'qu' for others.