estacionar Negative Imperative Conjugation
estacionar — to park
Use 'no estaciones' (tú) and 'no estacione' (usted) for negative commands not to park.
estacionar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
This is used for negative commands, telling someone NOT to do something. For instance, 'No estaciones aquí' means 'Don't park here'.
Notes on estacionar in the Negative Imperative
Estacionar is regular in the negative imperative, which is formed using the present subjunctive. The vosotros form is 'no estacionéis'.
Example Sentences
No estaciones en la zona de carga.
Don't park in the loading zone.
tú
Por favor, no estacione aquí.
Please, don't park here.
usted
No estacionemos bloqueando la salida.
Let's not park blocking the exit.
nosotros
No estacionen en doble fila.
Don't park in a double row.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive 'no estacionar' instead of the subjunctive form.
Correct: Use 'no estaciones' (tú) or 'no estacione' (usted).
Why: Negative commands in Spanish almost always use the subjunctive mood.
Mistake: Forgetting the 's' in the tú form 'no estaciones'.
Correct: The correct command for tú is 'no estaciones'.
Why: This follows the pattern for regular -ar verbs in the present subjunctive tú form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: estaciono
Use 'estaciono' (yo), 'estacionas' (tú), 'estaciona' (él/ella/usted) for current or habitual parking actions.
Preterite
yo: estacioné
Use 'estacioné' (yo), 'estacionaste' (tú), 'estacionó' (él/ella/usted) for completed past parking actions.
Imperfect
yo: estacionaba
Use 'estacionaba' (yo/él/ella/usted) and 'estacionabas' (tú) for ongoing or habitual past parking.
Future
yo: estacionaré
Use 'estacionaré' (yo), 'estacionarás' (tú), 'estacionará' (él/ella/usted) for future parking actions.
Conditional
yo: estacionaría
Use 'estacionaría' (yo/él/ella/usted) and 'estacionarías' (tú) for hypothetical or polite parking scenarios.
Present Subjunctive
yo: estacione
Use 'estacione' (yo/usted) and 'estaciones' (tú) for wishes, doubts, or emotions about parking.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: estacionara
Use 'estacionara' or 'estacionase' for past hypothetical or uncertain situations about parking.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: estaciona
Use the imperative 'estaciona' (tú) and 'estacione' (usted) for direct commands to park.