gritar Negative Imperative Conjugation
gritar — to shout
The negative commands for gritar use the present subjunctive: no grites, no grite, no gritemos, no gritéis, no griten.
gritar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to stop yelling or to remain quiet.
Notes on gritar in the Negative Imperative
These forms are identical to the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'.
Example Sentences
¡No grites en la biblioteca!
Don't shout in the library!
tú
Por favor, no grite.
Please, don't shout (formal).
usted
No griten, el bebé está durmiendo.
Don't shout, the baby is sleeping.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no grita' for a command.
Correct: no grites
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: grito
The present tense of gritar is fully regular: grito, gritas, grita, gritamos, gritáis, gritan.
Preterite
yo: grité
The preterite of gritar follows the regular -ar pattern: grité, gritaste, gritó, gritamos, gritasteis, gritaron.
Imperfect
yo: gritaba
The imperfect of gritar is regular: gritaba, gritabas, gritaba, gritábamos, gritabais, gritaban.
Future
yo: gritaré
The future of gritar is regular: gritaré, gritarás, gritará, gritaremos, gritaréis, gritarán.
Conditional
yo: gritaría
The conditional of gritar is regular: gritaría, gritarías, gritaría, gritaríamos, gritaríais, gritarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: grite
The present subjunctive of gritar is regular: grite, grites, grite, gritemos, gritéis, griten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: gritara
The imperfect subjunctive of gritar is regular: gritara, gritaras, gritara, gritáramos, gritarais, gritaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: grita
The affirmative commands for gritar are: grita (tú), grite (usted), gritad (vosotros), griten (ustedes).