interesar Negative Imperative Conjugation
interesar — to interest
The negative imperative of interesar uses the present subjunctive: no intereses, no interese, no interesemos, no intereséis, no interesen.
interesar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use the negative imperative to tell someone not to bother or not to try to interest someone in something.
Notes on interesar in the Negative Imperative
Regular throughout. It strictly follows the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'.
Example Sentences
No me intereses en cosas que no puedo comprar.
Don't get me interested in things I can't buy.
tú
No interese a su jefe en ese negocio todavía.
Don't get your boss interested in that business yet.
usted
No intereséis a los niños en juegos violentos.
Don't get the children interested in violent games.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no interesa
Correct: no intereses
Why: The negative 'tú' command must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: intereso
The present of interesar is regular: intereso, interesas, interesa, interesamos, interesáis, interesan.
Preterite
yo: interesé
The preterite of interesar is regular: interesé, interesaste, interesó, interesamos, interesasteis, interesaron.
Imperfect
yo: interesaba
The imperfect of interesar follows regular -ar patterns: interesaba, interesabas, interesaba, interesábamos, interesabais, interesaban.
Future
yo: interesaré
The future of interesar is regular, adding endings to the infinitive: interesaré, interesarás, interesará...
Conditional
yo: interesaría
The conditional of interesar is regular: interesaría, interesarías, interesaría, interesaríamos, interesaríais, interesarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: interese
The present subjunctive of interesar uses -e endings: interese, intereses, interese, interesemos, intereséis, interesen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: interesara
The imperfect subjunctive of interesar uses the preterite stem: interesara, interesaras, interesara, interesáramos, interesarais, interesaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: interesa
The imperative of interesar uses standard commands: interesa, interese, interesemos, interesad, interesen.