experimentar Negative Imperative Conjugation
experimentar — to experience
Negative imperative of experimentar uses the present subjunctive: no experimentes (tú), no experimente (usted), no experimentemos (nosotros), no experimenten (ustedes), no experimentéis (vosotros).
experimentar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use the negative imperative with 'experimentar' to tell someone NOT to experience something. For example, 'No experimentes con drogas.' (Don't experiment with drugs).
Notes on experimentar in the Negative Imperative
Negative commands in Spanish always use the present subjunctive. Experimentar is regular in the present subjunctive, so these forms are straightforward.
Example Sentences
No experimentes con cosas peligrosas.
Don't experiment with dangerous things.
tú
Por favor, no experimente con el fuego.
Please, don't experiment with fire.
usted
No experimentemos con atajos.
Let's not experiment with shortcuts.
nosotros
No experimenten con la comida.
Don't experiment with the food.
ustedes
No experimentéis con la paciencia del profesor.
Don't experiment with the teacher's patience.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive 'experimentar' with 'no'.
Correct: Use the present subjunctive: 'no experimentes'.
Why: Negative commands always use the subjunctive mood.
Mistake: Confusing vosotros negative imperative with affirmative.
Correct: The form is 'no experimentéis', not 'no experimentad'.
Why: The negative imperative for vosotros uses the subjunctive form, which adds an 's' and changes the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: experimento
The present indicative of experimentar is regular: experimento, experimentas, experimenta, experimentamos, experimentáis, experimentan.
Preterite
yo: experimenté
The preterite of experimentar is regular: experimenté, experimentaste, experimentó, experimentamos, experimentasteis, experimentaron.
Imperfect
yo: experimentaba
The imperfect of experimentar is regular: experimentaba, experimentabas, experimentaba, experimentábamos, experimentabais, experimentaban.
Future
yo: experimentaré
The future of experimentar is regular: experimentaré, experimentarás, experimentará, experimentaremos, experimentaréis, experimentarán.
Conditional
yo: experimentaría
The conditional of experimentar is regular: experimentaría, experimentarías, experimentaría, experimentaríamos, experimentaríais, experimentarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: experimente
The present subjunctive of experimentar (e.g., experimente, experimentes) is used for wishes, doubts, emotions, and uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: experimentara
The imperfect subjunctive of experimentar (e.g., experimentara, experimentaras) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: experimenta
Imperative of experimentar: experimenta (tú), experimente (usted), experimentemos (nosotros), experimenten (ustedes), experimentad (vosotros).