implicar Negative Imperative Conjugation
implicar — to involve
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive: no impliques, no implique, no impliquemos, no impliquéis, no impliquen.
implicar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to get involved or not to involve others in a situation.
Notes on implicar in the Negative Imperative
All forms feature the 'qu' spelling change because they are derived from the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No me impliques en tus mentiras.
Don't involve me in your lies.
tú
No implique a la empresa en este asunto.
Don't involve the company in this matter.
No nos impliquéis en vuestros dramas.
Don't involve us in your dramas.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'no implices'.
Correct: no impliques
Why: The spelling change to 'qu' is mandatory to keep the hard 'k' sound.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: implico
The present tense of implicar is regular: implico, implicas, implica, implicamos, implicáis, implican.
Preterite
yo: impliqué
The preterite features a spelling change in the first person: impliqué, implicaste, implicó, implicamos, implicasteis, implicaron.
Imperfect
yo: implicaba
The imperfect of implicar is regular: implicaba, implicabas, implicaba, implicábamos, implicabais, implicaban.
Future
yo: implicaré
The future tense of implicar is regular: implicaré, implicarás, implicará, implicaremos, implicaréis, implicarán.
Conditional
yo: implicaría
The conditional of implicar is regular: implicaría, implicarías, implicaría, implicaríamos, implicaríais, implicarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: implique
The present subjunctive changes 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: implique, impliques, implique, impliquemos, impliquéis, impliquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: implicara
The imperfect subjunctive of implicar uses the -ra stem: implicara, implicaras, implicara, implicáramos, implicarais, implicaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: implica
The imperative uses regular -ar endings for 'tú' and subjunctive forms for others: implica, implique, impliquemos, implicad, impliquen.