importar Negative Imperative Conjugation
importar — to matter
The negative imperative of importar uses present subjunctive forms: no importes, no importe, no importemos, no importéis, no importen.
importar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Used to command someone not to import something (goods/data). Like the affirmative, it's rarely used for the meaning 'to matter'.
Notes on importar in the Negative Imperative
Regularly formed using the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No importes carne de ese país.
Don't import meat from that country.
tú
Por favor, no importe ese archivo todavía.
Please, don't import that file yet.
usted
No importéis problemas innecesarios.
Don't import unnecessary problems.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'no importa' for the negative tú command.
Correct: Use 'no importes'.
Why: Negative commands always use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: importo
The present tense of importar is regular: importo, importas, importa, importamos, importáis, importan.
Preterite
yo: importé
The preterite of importar is regular: importé, importaste, importó, importamos, importasteis, importaron.
Imperfect
yo: importaba
The imperfect of importar follows the regular -aba pattern: importaba, importabas, importaba, importábamos, importabais, importaban.
Future
yo: importaré
The future of importar is regular, adding endings to the infinitive: importaré, importarás, importará, importaremos, importaréis, importarán.
Conditional
yo: importaría
The conditional of importar is regular: importaría, importarías, importaría, importaríamos, importaríais, importarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: importe
The present subjunctive of importar uses -e endings: importe, importes, importe, importemos, importéis, importen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: importara
The imperfect subjunctive of importar is regular: importara, importaras, importara, importáramos, importarais, importaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: importa
The imperative of importar is rarely used for 'mattering' but follows regular rules: importa, importe, importemos, importad, importen.