forzar Negative Imperative Conjugation
forzar — to force
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no fuerces (tú), no fuerce (usted), no forcemos (nosotros).
forzar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to strain themselves or NOT to pry something open.
Notes on forzar in the Negative Imperative
It follows the subjunctive rules: o > ue stem change (except nosotros/vosotros) and z > c spelling change in all forms.
Example Sentences
No fuerces la voz, que te vas a quedar afónico.
Don't strain your voice, or you'll lose it.
tú
No fuerce la cerradura, llame al cerrajero.
Don't force the lock, call the locksmith.
usted
No forcéis el motor en las subidas.
Don't strain the engine on the uphills.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no fuerzes'.
Correct: no fuerces
Why: The letter 'z' must change to 'c' before the 'e' in the negative command.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: fuerzo
Forzar is a stem-changing verb (o > ue) in the present tense: fuerzo, fuerzas, fuerza, forzamos, forzáis, fuerzan.
Preterite
yo: forcé
The preterite of forzar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (forcé) but is otherwise regular.
Imperfect
yo: forzaba
The imperfect of forzar is completely regular: forzaba, forzabas, forzaba, forzábamos, forzabais, forzaban.
Future
yo: forzaré
The future tense of forzar is regular: forzaré, forzarás, forzará, forzaremos, forzaréis, forzarán.
Conditional
yo: forzaría
The conditional of forzar is regular: forzaría, forzarías, forzaría, forzaríamos, forzaríais, forzarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: fuerce
The present subjunctive follows the stem change (o > ue) and the z > c spelling change: fuerce, fuerces, fuerce, forcemos, forcéis, fuercen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: forzara
The imperfect subjunctive of forzar is regular based on the preterite stem: forzara, forzaras, forzara, forzáramos, forzarais, forzaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: fuerza
The imperative uses the stem change (o > ue) for most commands: fuerza (tú), fuerce (usted), forzad (vosotros).