imaginar Negative Imperative Conjugation
imaginar — to imagine
The negative imperative of imaginar uses the present subjunctive forms: no imagines, no imagine, no imaginemos, no imaginéis, no imaginen.
imaginar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to imagine something, often to stop someone from worrying or overthinking.
Notes on imaginar in the Negative Imperative
Imaginar is regular. All negative commands for this verb are identical to its present subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
No imagines cosas que no son reales.
Don't imagine things that aren't real.
tú
No imagine lo peor, señora.
Don't imagine the worst, ma'am.
usted
No imaginéis que el examen será fácil.
Don't (you all) imagine that the exam will be easy.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no imagina
Correct: no imagines
Why: The negative 'tú' command must use the subjunctive ending (-es), not the indicative (-a).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: imagino
Imaginar is regular in the present: imagino, imaginas, imagina, imaginamos, imagináis, imaginan.
Preterite
yo: imaginé
Imaginar is regular in the preterite: imaginé, imaginaste, imaginó, imaginamos, imaginasteis, imaginaron.
Imperfect
yo: imaginaba
The imperfect of imaginar uses the standard -aba endings: imaginaba, imaginabas, imaginaba, imaginábamos, imaginabais, imaginaban.
Future
yo: imaginaré
The future of imaginar is regular: imaginaré, imaginarás, imaginará, imaginaremos, imaginaréis, imaginarán.
Conditional
yo: imaginaría
The conditional of imaginar is regular: imaginaría, imaginarías, imaginaría, imaginaríamos, imaginaríais, imaginarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: imagine
The present subjunctive of imaginar swaps -a for -e: imagine, imagines, imagine, imaginemos, imaginéis, imaginen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: imaginara
The imperfect subjunctive of imaginar uses the -ara stem: imaginara, imaginaras, imaginara, imagináramos, imaginararais, imaginaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: imagina
The imperative of imaginar uses imagina (tú) and imagine (usted) to give creative commands.