ingerir Negative Imperative Conjugation
ingerir — to ingest
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no ingieras, no ingiera, no ingiramos...
ingerir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to forbid the consumption of certain substances (e.g., 'Do not ingest alcohol').
Notes on ingerir in the Negative Imperative
All forms follow the present subjunctive stem changes (e→ie for most, e→i for nosotros/vosotros).
Example Sentences
No ingieras nada sólido antes de la prueba.
Don't ingest anything solid before the test.
tú
No ingieran este producto si el sello está roto.
Do not ingest this product if the seal is broken.
No ingiramos agua del grifo en este país.
Let's not ingest tap water in this country.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no ingiere' for a tú command.
Correct: no ingieras
Why: Negative commands must always use the subjunctive, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: ingiero
Ingerir has an e→ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: ingerí
Ingerir is mostly regular but has a 'basement' change (e→i) in the third person: ingirió and ingirieron.
Imperfect
yo: ingería
Ingerir is regular in the imperfect: ingería, ingerías, ingería, ingeríamos, ingeríais, ingerían.
Future
yo: ingeriré
Ingerir is completely regular in the future: ingeriré, ingerirás, ingerirá, etc.
Conditional
yo: ingeriría
Ingerir is regular in the conditional: ingeriría, ingerirías, ingeriría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: ingiera
Ingerir undergoes an e→ie stem change (ingiera) and an e→i change in the nosotros/vosotros forms (ingiramos).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: ingiriera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'ingir-' stem throughout: ingiriera, ingirieras, ingiriera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ingiere
The imperative uses 'ingiere' for tú, 'ingerid' for vosotros, and 'ingiera' for formal commands.