gemir Negative Imperative Conjugation
gemir — to moan
Negative commands for gemir always use the 'i' stem: no gimas, no gima, no gimamos, no gimáis, no giman.
gemir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to stop groaning, moaning, or complaining.
Notes on gemir in the Negative Imperative
All forms use the 'i' stem change because they are derived from the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡No gimas por todo!
Don't groan about everything!
tú
No giman, que ya casi terminamos.
Don't groan, we're almost finished.
No gimamos antes de tiempo.
Let's not groan before it's time.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no gemáis
Correct: no gimáis
Why: In the negative imperative, the 'vosotros' form must use the 'i' stem change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: gimo
Gemir is an e-i stem changer in the present: gimo, gimes, gime, gemimos, gemís, gimen.
Preterite
yo: gemí
Gemir is a 'slipper verb' in the preterite, changing 'e' to 'i' only in the third-person forms: gimió and gimieron.
Imperfect
yo: gemía
The imperfect of gemir is regular: gemía, gemías, gemía, gemíamos, gemíais, gemían.
Future
yo: gemiré
The future of gemir is regular: gemiré, gemirás, gemirá, gemiremos, gemiréis, gemirán.
Conditional
yo: gemiría
The conditional of gemir is regular: gemiría, gemirías, gemiría, gemiríamos, gemiríais, gemirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: gima
Gemir changes the 'e' to 'i' in all forms of the present subjunctive: gima, gimas, gima, gimamos, gimáis, giman.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: gimiera
Gemir uses the 'gimie-' stem for all imperfect subjunctive forms: gimiera, gimieras, gimiera, gimiéramos, gimierais, gimieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: gime
Commands for gemir use the stem change 'i' except for the vosotros form: gime, gima, gimamos, gemid, giman.