felicitar Negative Imperative Conjugation
felicitar — to congratulate
Negative commands for felicitar use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no felicites (tú), no felicite (usted), no felicitemos (nosotros), no felicitéis (vosotros), no feliciten (ustedes).
felicitar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use the negative imperative of felicitar to tell someone *not* to congratulate someone or something, though this is less common than positive commands.
Notes on felicitar in the Negative Imperative
Felicitar is regular here. Negative commands in Spanish are formed using 'no' followed by the present subjunctive, which for 'felicitar' is regular.
Example Sentences
No felicites a Juan todavía, espera a que llegue María.
Don't congratulate Juan yet, wait for Maria to arrive.
tú
No feliciten al equipo si perdieron el partido.
Don't congratulate the team if they lost the match.
No nos felicitemos antes de tiempo.
Let's not congratulate ourselves ahead of time.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive: 'No felicitar a nadie'.
Correct: Use the subjunctive: 'No felicites a nadie' (tú) or 'No felicite a nadie' (usted).
Why: Negative commands require the subjunctive mood.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'no' before the verb.
Correct: Always include 'no' before the verb in negative commands: 'No felicites...'.
Why: The 'no' is essential to make the command negative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: felicito
The present tense of felicitar (felicito, felicitas, felicita, felicitamos, felicitáis, felicitan) describes habitual actions or things happening now.
Preterite
yo: felicité
The preterite of felicitar is regular: felicité, felicitaste, felicitó, felicitamos, felicitasteis, felicitaron.
Imperfect
yo: felicitaba
The imperfect of felicitar (felicitaba, felicitabas, felicitaba, felicitábamos, felicitabais, felicitaban) describes ongoing or habitual past congratulations.
Future
yo: felicitaré
The future tense of felicitar (felicitaré, felicitarás, felicitará, etc.) indicates an action that will happen.
Conditional
yo: felicitaría
The conditional of felicitar (felicitaría, felicitarías, felicitaría, etc.) is used for hypotheticals, polite requests, and future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: felicite
The present subjunctive of felicitar (felicite, felicites, felicitemos, felicitéis, feliciten) is used after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, and uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: felicitara
The imperfect subjunctive of felicitar (felicitara/felicitase) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or polite requests.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: felicita
The imperative of felicitar uses 'felicita' (tú), 'felicite' (usted), 'felicitemos' (nosotros), 'felicitéis' (vosotros), 'felicite' (ustedes).