graduar Negative Imperative Conjugation
graduar — to graduate
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no gradúes, no gradúe, no graduemos, no graduéis, no gradúen.
graduar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to graduate yet or NOT to adjust a specific setting.
Notes on graduar in the Negative Imperative
Matches the present subjunctive exactly, including the accent on the 'u' for all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Example Sentences
No te gradúes todavía, disfruta la universidad.
Don't graduate yet, enjoy university.
tú
No gradúen el monitor sin permiso.
Don't adjust the monitor without permission.
ustedes
No graduéis la potencia al máximo.
Don't adjust the power to the maximum.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the affirmative form 'no gradúa'.
Correct: no gradúes
Why: Negative commands in Spanish must always use the subjunctive forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: gradúo
The present of graduar features an accent shift on the 'u': gradúo, gradúas, gradúa, graduamos, graduáis, gradúan.
Preterite
yo: gradué
The preterite of graduar is regular: gradué, graduaste, graduó, graduamos, graduasteis, graduaron.
Imperfect
yo: graduaba
The imperfect of graduar is regular: graduaba, graduabas, graduaba, graduábamos, graduabais, graduaban.
Future
yo: graduaré
The future of graduar is regular: graduaré, graduarás, graduará, graduaremos, graduaréis, graduarán.
Conditional
yo: graduaría
The conditional of graduar is regular: graduaría, graduarías, graduaría, graduaríamos, graduaríais, graduarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: gradúe
The present subjunctive of graduar adds an accent to the 'u' in most forms: gradúe, gradúes, gradúe, graduemos, graduéis, gradúen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: graduara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite stem: graduara, graduaras, graduara, graduáramos, graduarais, graduaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: gradúa
The imperative of graduar uses the accent shift in singular and plural 'usted' forms: gradúa, gradúe, graduemos, graduad, gradúen.