fluir Negative Imperative Conjugation
fluir — to flow
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no fluyas, no fluya, no fluyamos, no fluyáis, no fluyan.
fluir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to flow or go with something, often used as advice against following a bad crowd.
Notes on fluir in the Negative Imperative
All forms maintain the 'y' spelling change from the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No fluyas con sus malas ideas.
Don't go along with his bad ideas.
tú
No fluyan por ese camino, es peligroso.
Don't flow (move) along that path, it is dangerous.
No fluyamos ante la presión del grupo.
Let's not give in (flow) to peer pressure.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the affirmative form 'no fluye'.
Correct: no fluyas
Why: Negative commands in Spanish must always use the subjunctive forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: fluyo
The present tense adds a 'y' to most forms: fluyo, fluyes, fluye, fluimos, fluís, fluyen.
Preterite
yo: fluí
In the preterite, fluir changes 'i' to 'y' in the third person: fluí, fluiste, fluyó, fluimos, fluisteis, fluyeron.
Imperfect
yo: fluía
The imperfect of fluir is regular: fluía, fluías, fluía, fluíamos, fluíais, fluían.
Future
yo: fluiré
The future tense is regular for fluir: fluiré, fluirás, fluirá, fluiremos, fluiréis, fluirán.
Conditional
yo: fluiría
The conditional is regular for fluir: fluiría, fluirías, fluiría, fluiríamos, fluiríais, fluirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: fluya
The present subjunctive of fluir features a 'y' spelling change: fluya, fluyas, fluya, fluyamos, fluyáis, fluyan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: fluyera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'fluy-' stem: fluyera, fluyeras, fluyera, fluyéramos, fluyerais, fluyeran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: fluye
The imperative uses 'y' in most forms: fluye (tú), fluya (usted), fluyamos (nosotros), fluid (vosotros), fluyan (ustedes).