intensificar Negative Imperative Conjugation
intensificar — to intensify
The negative imperative of intensificar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no intensifiques, no intensifique, etc.
intensificar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to increase the intensity of something, like not making a situation more tense.
Notes on intensificar in the Negative Imperative
All forms use the present subjunctive stems, meaning they all feature the c-to-qu spelling change.
Example Sentences
No intensifiques el conflicto.
Don't intensify the conflict.
tú
No intensifiquen la luz todavía.
Don't intensify the light yet.
ustedes
No intensifiquemos el problema con mentiras.
Let's not intensify the problem with lies.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no intensifica
Correct: no intensifiques
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative 'tú' form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: intensifico
The present tense of intensificar is completely regular: intensifico, intensificas, intensifica, intensificamos, intensificáis, intensifican.
Preterite
yo: intensifiqué
The preterite of intensificar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: intensifiqué.
Imperfect
yo: intensificaba
The imperfect of intensificar is regular: intensificaba, intensificabas, intensificaba, intensificábamos, intensificabais, intensificaban.
Future
yo: intensificaré
The future tense of intensificar is regular: add endings to the infinitive (intensificar + é, ás, á, emos, éis, án).
Conditional
yo: intensificaría
The conditional of intensificar is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: intensifique
The present subjunctive of intensificar requires a c-to-qu spelling change: intensifique, intensifiques, intensifique, intensifiquemos, intensifiquéis, intensifiquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: intensificara
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the third-person plural preterite: intensificara, intensificaras, intensificara, intensificáramos, intensificarais, intensificaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: intensifica
The imperative uses regular -ar endings for 'tú' (intensifica) and spelling-change forms for others (intensifique, intensifiquen).