evacuar Negative Imperative Conjugation
evacuar — to evacuate
Negative commands for evacuar use the present subjunctive: no evacúes (tú), no evacúe (usted), no evacúen (ustedes), no evacúen (nosotros), no evacuéis (vosotros).
evacuar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use the negative imperative when telling someone *not* to do something. For 'evacuar', it's about telling people to *not* leave or to *not* evacuate an area.
Notes on evacuar in the Negative Imperative
Negative commands in Spanish always use the present subjunctive. Evacuar follows the regular -ar pattern in the present subjunctive, so these forms are regular based on that tense.
Example Sentences
No evacúes la casa todavía, espera mis instrucciones.
Don't evacuate the house yet, wait for my instructions.
tú
No evacúen la zona hasta que den la señal.
Do not evacuate the zone until they give the signal.
ustedes
No evacuéis vuestros puestos de trabajo.
Do not evacuate your workstations.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive 'no evacuar' for commands.
Correct: Use 'no evacúes' (tú) or 'no evacúen' (ustedes).
Why: The infinitive is not used for direct commands, negative or affirmative.
Mistake: Confusing 'no evacúes' and 'no evacúe'.
Correct: 'No evacúes' is for 'tú', 'no evacúe' is for 'usted'.
Why: These are distinct second-person singular forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: evacuo
The present tense of evacuar: evacúo, evacúas, evacúa, evacuamos, evacuáis, evacúan.
Preterite
yo: evacué
The preterite of evacuar is regular: evacué, evacuaste, evacuó, evacuamos, evacuasteis, evacuaron.
Imperfect
yo: evacuaba
The imperfect tense of evacuar: evacuaba, evacuabas, evacuaba, evacuábamos, evacuabais, evacuaban.
Future
yo: evacuaré
The future tense of evacuar: evacuaré, evacuarás, evacuará, evacuaremos, evacuaréis, evacuarán.
Conditional
yo: evacuaría
The conditional of evacuar: evacuaría, evacuarías, evacuaría, evacuaríamos, evacuaríais, evacuarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: evacue
The present subjunctive of evacuar (evacúe, evacúes, evacúe, evacúemos, evacúen, evacúen) is used for wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: evacuara
The imperfect subjunctive of evacuar (evacuara/evacuase) is used for past hypothetical situations or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: evacua
Imperative commands for evacuar: evacua (tú), evacue (usted), evacúen (ustedes), evacúen (nosotros), evacuad (vosotros).