inscribir Negative Imperative Conjugation
inscribir — to enroll
The negative imperative of inscribir uses the present subjunctive: no inscribas (tú), no inscriba (usted), no inscribamos (nosotros), no inscribáis (vosotros), no inscriban (ustedes).
inscribir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to enroll or sign up for something.
Notes on inscribir in the Negative Imperative
The negative imperative always matches the present subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
No te inscribas en ese curso, es muy malo.
Don't enroll in that course; it's very bad.
tú
No inscriban a nadie sin identificación.
Don't enroll anyone without ID.
No nos inscribamos todavía, esperemos un poco.
Let's not enroll yet; let's wait a bit.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the affirmative form with 'no' (e.g., 'no inscribe').
Correct: No inscribas.
Why: Negative commands must switch to the subjunctive forms; you cannot simply put 'no' in front of the affirmative command.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: inscribo
The present tense of inscribir is regular: inscribo, inscribes, inscribe, inscribimos, inscribís, inscriben.
Preterite
yo: inscribí
The preterite of inscribir is regular: inscribí, inscribiste, inscribió, inscribimos, inscribisteis, inscribieron.
Imperfect
yo: inscribía
The imperfect of inscribir is regular: inscribía, inscribías, inscribía, inscribíamos, inscribíais, inscribían.
Future
yo: inscribiré
The future of inscribir is regular: inscribiré, inscribirás, inscribirá, inscribiremos, inscribiréis, inscribirán.
Conditional
yo: inscribiría
The conditional of inscribir is regular: inscribiría, inscribirías, inscribiría, inscribiríamos, inscribiríais, inscribirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: inscriba
The present subjunctive of inscribir is regular: inscriba, inscribas, inscriba, inscribamos, inscribáis, inscriban.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: inscribiera
The imperfect subjunctive of inscribir uses the -ra endings: inscribiera, inscribieras, inscribiera, inscribiéramos, inscribierais, inscribieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: inscribe
The affirmative imperative of inscribir uses: inscribe (tú), inscriba (usted), inscribamos (nosotros), inscribid (vosotros), inscriban (ustedes).