indicar Negative Imperative Conjugation
indicar — to indicate
The negative imperative of indicar uses 'qu' in all forms: no indiques, no indique, no indiquemos, no indiquéis, no indiquen.
indicar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to point something out or NOT to state certain information.
Notes on indicar in the Negative Imperative
All forms of the negative imperative are pulled from the present subjunctive, so they all use the 'qu' spelling change.
Example Sentences
No indiques el secreto todavía.
Don't point out the secret yet.
tú
No indique su contraseña a nadie.
Do not state your password to anyone.
usted
No indiquen el camino equivocado.
Don't show the wrong way.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no indica
Correct: no indiques
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: indico
The present tense of indicar is fully regular: indico, indicas, indica, indicamos, indicáis, indican.
Preterite
yo: indiqué
The preterite of indicar has a spelling change in the first person: indiqué, indicaste, indicó, indicamos, indicasteis, indicaron.
Imperfect
yo: indicaba
The imperfect of indicar is regular: indicaba, indicabas, indicaba, indicábamos, indicabais, indicaban.
Future
yo: indicaré
The future tense of indicar is regular: indicaré, indicarás, indicará, indicaremos, indicaréis, indicarán.
Conditional
yo: indicaría
The conditional of indicar is regular: indicaría, indicarías, indicaría, indicaríamos, indicaríais, indicarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: indique
The present subjunctive of indicar uses a 'qu' spelling in all forms: indique, indiques, indique, indiquemos, indiquéis, indiquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: indicara
The imperfect subjunctive of indicar is regular: indicara, indicaras, indicara, indicáramos, indicarais, indicaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: indica
The imperative of indicar includes spelling changes for formal commands: indica, indique, indiquemos, indicad, indiquen.