errar Negative Imperative Conjugation
errar — to miss
The negative imperative uses 'no yerres' (tú) and 'no yerren' (ustedes), based on the subjunctive.
errar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to miss or NOT to make a mistake.
Notes on errar in the Negative Imperative
Uses the present subjunctive forms, which include the 'ye' stem change.
Example Sentences
No yerres este golpe, es importante.
Don't miss this hit, it's important.
tú
No erremos en nuestra decisión final.
Let's not make a mistake in our final decision.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no erres'.
Correct: The correct form is 'no yerres'.
Why: Negative commands always use the subjunctive, which requires the 'ye' stem change here.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: yerro
The present tense of errar is irregular, changing the 'e' to 'ye' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: erré
The preterite of errar is completely regular: erré, erraste, erró, erramos, errasteis, erraron.
Imperfect
yo: erraba
The imperfect of errar is regular: erraba, errabas, erraba, errábamos, errabais, erraban.
Future
yo: erraré
The future tense of errar is regular: erraré, errarás, errará, erraremos, erraréis, errarán.
Conditional
yo: erraría
The conditional of errar is regular: erraría, errarías, erraría, erraríamos, erraríais, errarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: yerre
The present subjunctive of errar follows the 'ye' stem change: yerre, yerres, yerre, erremos, erréis, yerren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: errara
The imperfect subjunctive of errar is regular and based on the preterite stem: errara, erraras, errara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: yerra
The imperative uses 'yerra' (tú) and 'yerre' (usted), keeping the 'ye' stem change.