incumbir Negative Imperative Conjugation
incumbir — to concern
Negative commands for incumbir use the present subjunctive: no incumbas, no incumba, no incumbamos, no incumban, no incumbáis.
incumbir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use negative commands to tell someone NOT to do something. For 'incumbir', it's telling someone not to concern themselves with something or not to assign a task.
Notes on incumbir in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands in Spanish are formed using 'no' plus the present subjunctive. Therefore, the irregularity of 'incumbir' in the negative imperative follows its present subjunctive conjugation.
Example Sentences
No incumbas a ese asunto, no es tu responsabilidad.
Do not concern yourself with that matter, it is not your responsibility.
tú
No incumba a usted preocuparse por eso.
You (formal) should not concern yourself with that.
usted
No incumbamos esta tarea a personas no preparadas.
Let us not assign this task to unprepared people.
nosotros
No incumban ustedes en chismes.
You all do not concern yourselves with gossip.
ustedes
No incumbáis vosotros en asuntos ajenos.
You all (informal) do not concern yourselves with others' affairs.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the indicative instead of the subjunctive for negative commands.
Correct: Always use the present subjunctive after 'no' for negative commands.
Why: The subjunctive mood is required for negative commands to express prohibition or negation.
Mistake: Confusing 'no incumba' (usted) with 'no incumbas' (tú).
Correct: Remember that 'no incumba' is for formal 'usted' and 'no incumbas' is for informal 'tú'.
Why: These are distinct forms from the present subjunctive, and using the wrong one can sound impolite or incorrect.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: incumbo
The present indicative of incumbir is regular: incumbo, incumbes, incumbe, incumbimos, incumbís, incumben.
Preterite
yo: incumbí
The preterite of incumbir is regular: incumbí, incumbiste, incumbió, incumbimos, incumbisteis, incumbieron.
Imperfect
yo: incumbía
The imperfect of incumbir is regular: incumbía, incumbías, incumbía, incumbíamos, incumbíais, incumbían.
Future
yo: incumbiré
The future tense of incumbir is regular: incumbiré, incumbirás, incumbirá, incumbiremos, incumbiréis, incumbirán.
Conditional
yo: incumbiría
The conditional of incumbir is regular: incumbiría, incumbirías, incumbiría, incumbiríamos, incumbiríais, incumbirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: incumba
The present subjunctive of incumbir is: incumbamos, incumban, incumba, incumbas, incumbáis.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: incumbiera
The imperfect subjunctive of incumbir has two forms: incumbiera/incumbiera and incumbiese/incumbiese.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: incumbe
The imperative of incumbir is irregular: incumbe, incumba, incumbamos, incumba, incumbid, incumban.