expresar Negative Imperative Conjugation
expresar — to express
The negative imperative of expresar uses present subjunctive forms: no expreses, no exprese, no expreséis.
expresar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to voice an opinion yet or to advise against expressing certain emotions in a specific situation.
Notes on expresar in the Negative Imperative
Expresar is regular. All negative commands for -ar verbs use the 'e' vowel from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No expreses tu opinión todavía.
Don't express your opinion yet.
tú
No exprese su enojo aquí.
Don't express your anger here.
usted
No expresen sus dudas delante del cliente.
Don't express your doubts in front of the client.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no expresa
Correct: no expreses
Why: The negative 'tú' command must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: expreso
The present tense of expresar is regular: expreso, expresas, expresa, expresamos, expresáis, expresan.
Preterite
yo: expresé
The preterite of expresar is regular: expresé, expresaste, expresó, expresamos, expresasteis, expresaron.
Imperfect
yo: expresaba
The imperfect of expresar follows the standard -aba pattern: expresaba, expresabas, expresaba, expresábamos, expresabais, expresaban.
Future
yo: expresaré
The future of expresar is regular: expresaré, expresarás, expresará, expresaremos, expresaréis, expresarán.
Conditional
yo: expresaría
The conditional of expresar is regular: expresaría, expresarías, expresaría, expresaríamos, expresaríais, expresarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: exprese
The present subjunctive of expresar uses -e endings: exprese, expreses, exprese, expresemo, expreséis, expresen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: expresara
The imperfect subjunctive of expresar uses the -ara stem: expresara, expresaras, expresara, expresáramos, expresarais, expresaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: expresa
The affirmative imperative of expresar uses: expresa (tú), exprese (usted), expresad (vosotros).