garantizar Negative Imperative Conjugation
garantizar — to guarantee
The negative imperative of garantizar always uses 'c': no garantices, no garantice, no garanticemos, no garanticéis, no garanticen.
garantizar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to make a guarantee or promise they cannot keep.
Notes on garantizar in the Negative Imperative
All forms use 'c' instead of 'z' because the negative imperative is identical to the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No garantices nada si no estás seguro.
Don't guarantee anything if you aren't sure.
tú
No garanticen el precio todavía.
Don't guarantee the price yet.
No garanticemos resultados imposibles.
Let's not guarantee impossible results.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the affirmative form with 'no' (e.g., no garantiza).
Correct: no garantices
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: garantizo
The present tense of garantizar is regular: garantizo, garantizas, garantiza, garantizamos, garantizáis, garantizan.
Preterite
yo: garanticé
The preterite of garantizar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form: garanticé, but is otherwise regular.
Imperfect
yo: garantizaba
The imperfect of garantizar is fully regular: garantizaba, garantizabas, garantizaba, garantizábamos, garantizabais, garantizaban.
Future
yo: garantizaré
The future of garantizar is regular: garantizaré, garantizarás, garantizará, garantizaremos, garantizaréis, garantizarán.
Conditional
yo: garantizaría
The conditional of garantizar is regular: garantizaría, garantizarías, garantizaría, garantizaríamos, garantizaríais, garantizarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: garantice
The present subjunctive of garantizar changes 'z' to 'c' in all forms: garantice, garantices, garantice, garanticemos, garanticéis, garanticen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: garantizara
The imperfect subjunctive of garantizar is regular (based on the preterite): garantizara, garantizaras, garantizara, garantizáramos, garantizarais, garantizaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: garantiza
The imperative of garantizar uses 'z' for 'tú/vosotros' and 'c' for 'usted/ustedes': garantiza, garantice, garanticemos, garantizad, garanticen.