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extrañar Negative Imperative Conjugation

extrañar — to miss

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Quick answer:

The negative imperative of extrañar uses the present subjunctive: no extrañes, no extrañe, no extrañemos, no extrañéis, no extrañen.

extrañar Negative Imperative Forms

túno extrañes
ustedno extrañe
nosotrosno extrañemos
vosotrosno extrañéis
ustedesno extrañen

When to Use the Negative Imperative

Use this to tell someone not to be sad or not to miss something/someone (e.g., 'Don't miss me').

Notes on extrañar in the Negative Imperative

Extrañar is regular; it follows the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'.

Example Sentences

  • No me extrañes, volveré pronto.

    Don't miss me, I'll be back soon.

    tú

  • No extrañe usted el pasado.

    Don't miss the past (formal).

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Saying 'no extraña'.

    Correct: Use 'no extrañes' for the negative tú command.

    Why: Negative commands always use the subjunctive forms, not the indicative.

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Related Tenses

Present

yo: extraño

The present tense of extrañar is completely regular: extraño, extrañas, extraña, extrañamos, extrañáis, extrañan.

Preterite

yo: extrañé

The preterite of extrañar is regular: extrañé, extrañaste, extrañó, extrañamos, extrañasteis, extrañaron.

Imperfect

yo: extrañaba

The imperfect of extrañar uses the standard -aba endings: extrañaba, extrañabas, extrañaba, extrañábamos, extrañabais, extrañaban.

Future

yo: extrañaré

The future tense of extrañar adds endings to the infinitive: extrañaré, extrañarás, extrañará, extrañaremos, extrañaréis, extrañarán.

Conditional

yo: extrañaría

The conditional of extrañar is regular: extrañaría, extrañarías, extrañaría, extrañaríamos, extrañaríais, extrañarían.

Present Subjunctive

yo: extrañe

The present subjunctive of extrañar flips the vowel to 'e': extrañe, extrañes, extrañe, extrañemos, extrañéis, extrañen.

Imperfect Subjunctive

yo: extrañara

The imperfect subjunctive of extrañar uses the -ra endings: extrañara, extrañaras, extrañara, extrañáramos, extrañarais, extrañaran.

Affirmative Imperative

yo: extraña

The affirmative imperative of extrañar uses extraña (tú) and extrañe (usted).