herir Negative Imperative Conjugation
herir — to wound
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no hieras, no hiera, no hiramos, no hiráis, no hieran.
herir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Commonly used to tell someone 'Don't hurt me' or 'Don't hurt them'.
Notes on herir in the Negative Imperative
Follows the present subjunctive stem changes (ie and i).
Example Sentences
No me hieras con tus palabras.
Don't hurt me with your words.
tú
Por favor, no hieran a los animales.
Please, don't hurt the animals.
No hiramos sus sentimientos hoy.
Let's not hurt his feelings today.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no hieras' but using 'no heráis' for vosotros.
Correct: no hiráis
Why: The negative vosotros command must use the subjunctive stem change (i).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: hiero
Herir is a stem-changing verb where the 'e' becomes 'ie' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: herí
The preterite of herir features a stem change (e > i) in the third-person forms: hirió and hirieron.
Imperfect
yo: hería
Herir is regular in the imperfect: hería, herías, hería, heríamos, heríais, herían.
Future
yo: heriré
The future tense of herir is completely regular, using the full infinitive as the stem.
Conditional
yo: heriría
The conditional of herir is regular: heriría, herirías, heriría, heriríamos, heriríais, herirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: hiera
Herir has two stem changes in the subjunctive: 'ie' in most forms, and 'i' in nosotros/vosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: hiriera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'hirier-' stem derived from the preterite third-person.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: hiere
The imperative uses 'hiere' (tú) and 'hiera' (usted), following the present stem changes.