incriminar Negative Imperative Conjugation
incriminar — to incriminate
The negative imperative of incriminar uses the present subjunctive: no incrimine (usted), no incriminemos (nosotros), no incriminen (ustedes), no incrimines (tú), no incriminéis (vosotros).
incriminar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use the negative imperative to tell someone directly not to do something. For 'incriminar,' this means commanding someone not to incriminate another person or themselves.
Notes on incriminar in the Negative Imperative
Incriminar is regular in the negative imperative, which uses the present subjunctive forms. The 'vosotros' form requires an accent on the 'e': incriminéis.
Example Sentences
No incrimines a tu compañero de trabajo.
Don't incriminate your coworker.
tú
Por favor, no incrimine a nadie más.
Please, don't incriminate anyone else.
usted
No nos incriminemos falsamente.
Let's not incriminate ourselves falsely.
nosotros
No incriminéis a los inocentes.
Don't you all incriminate the innocent.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the affirmative imperative for a negative command: 'No incrimina'.
Correct: Negative commands always use the present subjunctive: 'no incrimines'.
Why: The structure for affirmative and negative commands differs.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'vosotros' form: 'no incrimineis'.
Correct: The correct form is 'no incriminéis'.
Why: The accent is needed to maintain the correct pronunciation and distinguish it from other forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: incrimino
The present tense of incriminar is regular: incrimino, incriminas, incrimina, incriminamos, incrimináis, incriminan.
Preterite
yo: incriminé
The preterite of incriminar is regular: incriminé, incriminaste, incriminó, incriminamos, incriminasteis, incriminaron.
Imperfect
yo: incriminaba
The imperfect of incriminar is regular: incriminaba, incriminabas, incriminaba, incriminábamos, incriminabais, incriminaban.
Future
yo: incriminaré
The future tense of incriminar is regular: incriminaré, incriminarás, incriminará, incriminaremos, incriminaréis, incriminarán.
Conditional
yo: incriminaría
The conditional of incriminar is regular: incriminaría, incriminarías, incriminaría, incriminaríamos, incriminaríais, incriminarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: incrimine
The present subjunctive of incriminar is used after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty: incrimine, incriminemos, incriminen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: incriminara
The imperfect subjunctive of incriminar (both -ra and -se forms) describes past hypotheticals or wishes, like 'incriminara' or 'incriminase'.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: incrimina
The imperative of incriminar is: incrimina (tú), incrimine (usted), incriminemos (nosotros), incriminen (ustedes), incrimina(d) (vosotros).