informar Negative Imperative Conjugation
informar — to inform
The negative imperative uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no informes, no informe, no informemos, no informéis, no informen.
informar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to share information or report something yet.
Notes on informar in the Negative Imperative
It follows the regular present subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
No informes a nadie todavía, es un secreto.
Don't inform anyone yet; it's a secret.
tú
No informen a la prensa sin permiso.
Don't inform the press without permission.
No informemos al cliente hasta tener el precio final.
Let's not inform the client until we have the final price.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'no informa' for a command.
Correct: no informes
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive forms, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: informo
Informar is a standard -ar verb in the present: informo, informas, informa, informamos, informáis, informan.
Preterite
yo: informé
Informar is regular in the preterite: informé, informaste, informó, informamos, informasteis, informaron.
Imperfect
yo: informaba
Informar is regular in the imperfect: informaba, informabas, informaba, informábamos, informabais, informaban.
Future
yo: informaré
The future of informar uses the infinitive as the stem: informaré, informarás, informará, informaremos, informaréis, informarán.
Conditional
yo: informaría
The conditional uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: informaría, informarías, informaría, informaríamos, informaríais, informarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: informe
The present subjunctive of informar changes the 'a' to 'e': informe, informes, informe, informemos, informéis, informen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: informara
The imperfect subjunctive of informar is built from the 'ellos' preterite: informara, informaras, informara, informáramos, informarais, informaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: informa
The affirmative imperative forms are: informa (tú), informe (usted), informemos (nosotros), informad (vosotros), informen (ustedes).