exhibir Negative Imperative Conjugation
exhibir — to exhibit
Negative commands for exhibir use the present subjunctive: no exhibas (tú), no exhiba (usted), no exhibamos (nosotros), no exhibáis (vosotros), no exhiban (ustedes).
exhibir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use negative commands when telling someone *not* to do something. For 'exhibir', it means instructing someone not to display, show, or present something.
Notes on exhibir in the Negative Imperative
Negative commands in Spanish are formed using the present subjunctive. 'Exhibir' is regular in the present subjunctive, so these forms are predictable.
Example Sentences
No exhibas esa foto en público.
Don't exhibit that photo in public.
tú
No exhiba detalles confidenciales.
Do not exhibit confidential details.
usted
No exhibamos material inapropiado.
Let's not exhibit inappropriate material.
nosotros
¡No exhibáis vuestros errores!
Don't exhibit your mistakes!
vosotros
No exhiban las obras sin permiso.
Do not exhibit the artworks without permission.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the indicative instead of the subjunctive.
Correct: Always use the present subjunctive after 'no' for negative commands: 'no exhibas', not 'no exhibes'.
Why: The subjunctive mood is required for commands, especially negative ones.
Mistake: Confusing the tú and vosotros negative imperative forms.
Correct: The tú form is 'no exhibas', while the vosotros form is 'no exhibáis'.
Why: The vosotros form has a distinct ending in the present subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: exhibo
The present tense of exhibir is regular: exhibo, exhibes, exhibe, exhibimos, exhibís, exhiben.
Preterite
yo: exhibí
The preterite of exhibir is regular: exhibí, exhibiste, exhibió, exhibimos, exhibisteis, exhibieron.
Imperfect
yo: exhibía
The imperfect of exhibir is regular: exhibía, exhibías, exhibía, exhibíamos, exhibíais, exhibían.
Future
yo: exhibiré
The future tense of exhibir is regular: exhibiré, exhibirás, exhibirá, exhibiremos, exhibiréis, exhibirán.
Conditional
yo: exhibiría
The conditional of exhibir is regular: exhibiría, exhibirías, exhibiría, exhibiríamos, exhibiríais, exhibirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: exhiba
The present subjunctive of exhibir is: exhiba, exhibas, exhibamos, exhibáis, exhiban.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: exhibiera
The imperfect subjunctive of exhibir uses -ra or -se endings: exhibiera, exhibieras, exhibiéramos, exhibieran, exhibiese, exhibieses, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: exhibe
Exhibir's imperative forms are: exhibe (tú), exhiba (usted), exhibamos (nosotros), exhibid (vosotros), exhiban (ustedes).