esquiar Negative Imperative Conjugation
esquiar — to ski
The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no esquíes, no esquíe, no esquiemos, no esquiéis, no esquíen.
esquiar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to ski, perhaps because the conditions are dangerous.
Notes on esquiar in the Negative Imperative
Like the present subjunctive, written accents are required on the 'í' for all forms except 'nosotros' and 'vosotros'.
Example Sentences
No esquíes en esa zona, es peligrosa.
Don't ski in that area; it's dangerous.
tú
No esquíen fuera de la pista.
Don't ski off-piste.
No esquiemos hoy, hace mucho viento.
Let's not ski today; it's very windy.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the affirmative form 'no esquía'.
Correct: no esquíes
Why: Negative commands in Spanish must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: esquío
Esquiar follows a specific accentuation pattern: esquío, esquías, esquía, esquiamos, esquiáis, esquían.
Preterite
yo: esquié
The preterite of esquiar is regular: esquié, esquiaste, esquió, esquiamos, esquiasteis, esquiaron.
Imperfect
yo: esquiaba
The imperfect of esquiar is regular: esquiaba, esquiabas, esquiaba, esquiábamos, esquiabais, esquiaban.
Future
yo: esquiaré
The future of esquiar is regular: esquiaré, esquiarás, esquiará, esquiaremos, esquiaréis, esquiarán.
Conditional
yo: esquiaría
The conditional of esquiar is regular: esquiaría, esquiarías, esquiaría, esquiaríamos, esquiaríais, esquiarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: esquíe
The present subjunctive of esquiar follows the accent pattern: esquíe, esquíes, esquíe, esquiemos, esquiéis, esquíen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: esquiara
The imperfect subjunctive of esquiar is regular: esquiara, esquiaras, esquiara, esquiáramos, esquiarais, esquiaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: esquía
The imperative of esquiar uses the accent on the 'í' for most commands: esquía, esquíe, esquiemos, esquiad, esquíen.