influir Negative Imperative Conjugation
influir — to influence
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no influyas, no influya, no influyamos, no influyáis, no influyan.
influir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to exert influence or to prevent a factor from affecting a situation.
Notes on influir in the Negative Imperative
Like the present subjunctive, all negative imperative forms of influir contain a 'y'.
Example Sentences
No influyas en su decisión, deja que elija solo.
Don't influence his decision; let him choose alone.
tú
No influyan en los resultados del test.
Do not influence the test results.
ustedes
No influya usted en el jurado.
Do not influence the jury (formal).
usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no influas
Correct: no influyas
Why: Negative commands always use the subjunctive form, which for influir requires the 'y'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: influyo
The present of influir adds a 'y' before the ending in most forms: influyo, influyes, influye, influyen.
Preterite
yo: influí
In the preterite, influir changes 'i' to 'y' in the third-person forms: influyó and influyeron.
Imperfect
yo: influía
Influir is regular in the imperfect: influía, influías, influía, influíamos, influíais, influían.
Future
yo: influiré
The future of influir is regular: influiré, influirás, influirá, influiremos, influiréis, influirán.
Conditional
yo: influiría
The conditional of influir is regular: influiría, influirías, influiría, influiríamos, influiríais, influirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: influya
The present subjunctive of influir uses a 'y' in all forms: influya, influyas, influya, influyamos, influyáis, influyan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: influyera
The imperfect subjunctive of influir is built from the 'ellos' preterite: influyera, influyeras, influyera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: influye
The imperative uses 'influye' (tú) and 'influyan' (ustedes) to command or encourage influence.