escurrir Negative Imperative Conjugation
escurrir — to drain
Use no escurras (tú), no escurra (usted), no escurramos (nosotros), no escurran (ustedes), no escurráis (vosotros) for negative commands.
escurrir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
This is for telling someone *not* to do something. With 'escurrir', you might say 'Don't drain the juice' if you want to save it.
Notes on escurrir in the Negative Imperative
Negative commands in Spanish are formed using the present subjunctive. So, 'escurrir' follows the regular -ir present subjunctive pattern.
Example Sentences
No escurras el atún, lo necesito para la ensalada.
Don't drain the tuna, I need it for the salad.
tú
No escurra esa agua, es para la planta.
Don't drain that water, it's for the plant.
usted
No escurramos los garbanzos todavía.
Let's not drain the chickpeas yet.
nosotros
No escurran el líquido de la lata.
Don't drain the liquid from the can.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive instead of the subjunctive.
Correct: It should be 'no escurrir' in the subjunctive form, like 'no escurras'.
Why: Negative commands always use the subjunctive mood, not the infinitive.
Mistake: Using the wrong subjunctive ending.
Correct: Remember the vosotros form is 'no escurráis', not 'no escurras'.
Why: The vosotros subjunctive endings for -ir verbs are -áis/-éis.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: escurro
The present tense (escurro, escurres, escurre, escurrimos, escurrís, escurren) describes current or habitual draining actions.
Preterite
yo: escurrí
The preterite of escurrir is regular: escurrí, escurriste, escurrió, escurrimos, escurristeis, escurrieron.
Imperfect
yo: escurría
The imperfect of escurrir (escurría, escurrías, escurría, escurríamos, escurríais, escurrían) describes ongoing or habitual past draining.
Future
yo: escurriré
The future tense (escurriré, escurrirás, escurrirá, escurriremos, escurriréis, escurrirán) predicts future draining actions.
Conditional
yo: escurriría
The conditional of escurrir (escurriría, escurrirías, escurriría, escurriríamos, escurriríais, escurrirían) talks about 'would' scenarios.
Present Subjunctive
yo: escurra
The present subjunctive (escurra, escurras, escurramos, escurran, escurráis) is used for wishes, doubts, and uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: escurriera
The imperfect subjunctive (escurriera/escurriera/escurriéramos/escurrierais/escurrieran) talks about past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: escurre
Use escurre (tú), escurra (usted), escurramos (nosotros), escurran (ustedes), escurrid (vosotros) for direct commands.