fortalecer Negative Imperative Conjugation
fortalecer — to strengthen
All negative commands for fortalecer use the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.
fortalecer Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to strengthen something, perhaps if they are overtraining or focusing on the wrong area.
Notes on fortalecer in the Negative Imperative
Since these are identical to the present subjunctive, they all feature the 'zc' spelling change.
Example Sentences
No fortalezcas ese mal hábito.
Don't strengthen that bad habit.
tú
No fortalezcan su posición todavía.
Don't strengthen your position yet.
ustedes
No fortalezcamos el miedo con mentiras.
Let's not strengthen fear with lies.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no fortaleces
Correct: no fortalezcas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: fortalezco
Fortalecer is irregular in the 'yo' form (fortalezco), but regular for all other persons in the present tense.
Preterite
yo: fortalecí
Fortalecer is completely regular in the preterite: fortalecí, fortaleciste, fortaleció, fortalecimos, fortalecisteis, fortalecieron.
Imperfect
yo: fortalecía
The imperfect of fortalecer is regular: fortalecía, fortalecías, fortalecía, fortalecíamos, fortalecíais, fortalecían.
Future
yo: fortaleceré
The future of fortalecer is regular: just add -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: fortalecería
The conditional of fortalecer is regular: fortalecería, fortalecerías, fortalecería, fortaleceríamos, fortaleceríais, fortalecerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: fortalezca
The present subjunctive of fortalecer uses the 'fortalezc-' stem for all persons.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: fortaleciera
The imperfect subjunctive of fortalecer is regular: fortaleciera, fortalecieras, fortaleciera, fortaleciéramos, fortalecierais, fortalecieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: fortalece
The imperative of fortalecer uses 'fortalece' for 'tú' and 'fortalezc-' for formal commands.