excitar Negative Imperative Conjugation
excitar — to stimulate
Use 'no excites', 'no excite', 'no excitemos', 'no exciten', 'no excitéis' for negative commands with 'excitar'.
excitar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
You use the negative imperative to tell someone *not* to do something. For 'excitar', it means preventing someone from stimulating something, like 'Don't stimulate that situation further!'
Notes on excitar in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands in Spanish are formed using the present subjunctive. Excitar is regular here.
Example Sentences
No excites más a la multitud.
Don't stimulate the crowd any further.
tú
Por favor, no excite los ánimos.
Please, don't excite the spirits.
usted
No excitéis esa discusión.
Don't excite that discussion.
vosotros
No exciten la ira del público.
Don't excite the public's anger.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive after 'no'.
Correct: Always use the present subjunctive form after 'no' for negative commands: 'no excites', not 'no excitar'.
Why: The structure for negative commands is 'no' + present subjunctive verb.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the vosotros form.
Correct: The negative command for vosotros is 'no excitéis', with an accent on the 'é'.
Why: The accent is necessary to maintain the correct pronunciation and distinguishes it from other forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: excito
Use 'excito', 'excitas', 'excita', 'excitamos', 'excitáis', 'excitan' for current actions, habits, or general truths with 'excitar'.
Preterite
yo: excité
The preterite of 'excitar' is regular: excité, excitaste, excitó, excitamos, excitasteis, excitaron.
Imperfect
yo: excitaba
Use 'excitaba', 'excitabas', 'excitaba', 'excitábamos', 'excitabais', 'excitaban' for ongoing or habitual past actions with 'excitar'.
Future
yo: excitaré
Use 'excitaré', 'excitarás', 'excitará', 'excitaremos', 'excitaréis', 'excitarán' for future actions or probability with 'excitar'.
Conditional
yo: excitaría
Use 'excitaría', 'excitarías', 'excitaría', 'excitaríamos', 'excitaríais', 'excitarían' for hypotheticals ('would') or polite requests with 'excitar'.
Present Subjunctive
yo: excite
Use 'excite', 'excites', 'excitemos', 'exciten', 'excitéis' for wishes, doubts, emotions, and uncertainty with 'excitar'.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: excitara
Use 'excitara' or 'excitase' (and forms) for past hypothetical or uncertain situations with 'excitar'.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: excita
Use 'excita', 'excite', 'excitemos', 'exciten', 'excitad' for direct commands with 'excitar'.