expulsar Negative Imperative Conjugation
expulsar — to expel
No expulses (tú), no expulse (usted), no expulsemos (nosotros), no expulsen (ustedes), no expulséis (vosotros).
expulsar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use the negative imperative to tell someone *not* to do something. For 'expulsar', it's telling someone not to kick someone out or not to eject something.
Notes on expulsar in the Negative Imperative
Negative commands are formed using the present subjunctive. Thus, 'expulsar' follows the regular present subjunctive pattern.
Example Sentences
No expulses al nuevo empleado todavía.
Don't expel the new employee yet.
tú
No expulsen a los jugadores por esa falta leve.
Don't expel the players for that minor foul.
No expulsemos el correo basura sin revisar.
Let's not expel the junk mail without checking it.
nosotros
Por favor, no expulse al cliente.
Please, don't expel the customer.
usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the indicative instead of the subjunctive.
Correct: The negative command for 'expulsar' is 'no expulses' (subjunctive), not 'no expulsas' (indicative).
Why: All negative commands in Spanish use the present subjunctive tense.
Mistake: Incorrect 'vosotros' form.
Correct: The correct negative command is 'no expulséis'.
Why: The 'vosotros' negative command is based on the 'vosotros' present subjunctive form, which for -ar verbs ends in -éis.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: expulso
Expulso, expulsas, expulsa, expulsamos, expulsáis, expulsan are the regular present indicative forms of expulsar.
Preterite
yo: expulsé
Expulsé, expulsaste, expulsó, expulsamos, expulsasteis, expulsaron are the regular preterite forms of expulsar.
Imperfect
yo: expulsaba
Expulsaba, expulsabas, expulsaba, expulsábamos, expulsabais, expulsaban are the regular imperfect forms of expulsar.
Future
yo: expulsaré
The future tense of expulsar is regular: expulsaré, expulsarás, expulsará, expulsaremos, expulsaréis, expulsarán.
Conditional
yo: expulsaría
The conditional of expulsar is regular: expulsaría, expulsarías, expulsaría, expulsaríamos, expulsaríais, expulsarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: expulse
The present subjunctive of expulsar is: expulse, expulses, expulsemos, expulsen, expulséis.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: expulsara
The imperfect subjunctive of expulsar has two forms for each person: expulsara/expulsase, expulsaras/expulsases, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: expulsa
Expulsa (tú), expulse (usted), expulsemos (nosotros), expulsen (ustedes), expulsad (vosotros).