evaluar Negative Imperative Conjugation
evaluar — to evaluate
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no evalúes, no evalúe, no evaluemos, no evaluéis, no evalúen.
evaluar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to perform an assessment or judgment yet.
Notes on evaluar in the Negative Imperative
Just like the present subjunctive, the 'u' takes an accent in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Example Sentences
No evalúes el coche todavía.
Don't evaluate the car yet.
tú
No evalúen los resultados sin los datos completos.
Don't evaluate the results without the complete data.
ustedes
No evaluemos el plan hasta mañana.
Let's not evaluate the plan until tomorrow.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no evalua
Correct: no evalúes
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative 'tú' form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: evalúo
Evaluar follows a common pattern where the 'u' takes an accent mark (ú) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: evalué
The preterite of evaluar is regular: evalué, evaluaste, evaluó, evaluamos, evaluasteis, evaluaron.
Imperfect
yo: evaluaba
The imperfect of evaluar is regular: evaluaba, evaluabas, evaluaba, evaluábamos, evaluabais, evaluaban.
Future
yo: evaluaré
The future of evaluar is regular: añadiré -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: evaluaría
The conditional of evaluar is regular: evaluaría, evaluarías, evaluaría, evaluaríamos, evaluaríais, evaluarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: evalúe
The present subjunctive of evaluar mirrors the present indicative's accent changes: evalúe, evalúes, evalúe, evaluemos, evaluéis, evalúen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: evaluara
The imperfect subjunctive of evaluar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: evaluara, evaluaras, evaluara, evaluáramos, evaluarais, evaluaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: evalúa
Use evalúa (tú), evalúe (usted), and evalúen (ustedes) to give direct orders or instructions to assess something.