imponer Negative Imperative Conjugation
imponer — to impose
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive: no impongas, no imponga, no impongamos, no impongáis, no impongan.
imponer Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to force their views or not to establish a specific rule.
Notes on imponer in the Negative Imperative
It maintains the 'g' stem (impong-) from the present subjunctive across all persons.
Example Sentences
No impongas tu voluntad a los demás.
Don't impose your will on others.
tú
No impongan multas sin avisar primero.
Don't impose fines without warning first.
No impongamos reglas que no podemos cumplir.
Let's not impose rules that we can't follow.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no impón'.
Correct: The correct negative command is 'no impongas'.
Why: Negative commands never use the affirmative imperative form; they always use the subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: impongo
The present tense of imponer uses the 'g-verb' pattern for 'yo' (impongo), but follows regular -er patterns for all other persons.
Preterite
yo: impuse
Imponer uses the irregular 'pus-' stem in the preterite: impuse, impusiste, impuso, impusimos, impusisteis, impusieron.
Imperfect
yo: imponía
The imperfect of imponer is completely regular: imponía, imponías, imponía, imponíamos, imponíais, imponían.
Future
yo: impondré
The future tense of imponer uses the irregular stem 'impondr-': impondré, impondrás, impondrá, etc.
Conditional
yo: impondría
The conditional of imponer uses the irregular stem 'impondr-': impondría, impondrías, impondría, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: imponga
The present subjunctive uses the 'impong-' stem: imponga, impongas, imponga, impongamos, impongáis, impongan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: impusiera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'impusi-' stem: impusiera, impusieras, impusiera, impusiéramos, impusierais, impusieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: impón
The affirmative imperative has a short 'tú' form (impón) and uses 'impong-' for formal/plural commands.