irritar Negative Imperative Conjugation
irritar — to annoy
Negative commands for irritar use the present subjunctive: no irrites, no irrite, no irriten, no irritéis, no irritemos.
irritar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use the negative imperative to tell someone *not* to do something. For example, 'Don't annoy me' or 'Let's not bring up that topic'.
Notes on irritar in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands in Spanish use the present subjunctive. Irritar is regular in the present subjunctive, so its negative imperative forms are straightforward.
Example Sentences
No irrites a tu hermano.
Don't annoy your brother.
tú
No irriten al profesor con preguntas irrelevantes.
Don't annoy the teacher with irrelevant questions.
No irritemos este tema hoy.
Let's not bring up this topic today.
nosotros
No irritéis tanto a vuestros padres.
Don't annoy your parents so much.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive 'irritar' with 'no'.
Correct: Use the present subjunctive form: 'no irrites', 'no irrite', etc.
Why: Negative commands require the subjunctive mood.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'no' in negative commands.
Correct: Always include 'no' directly before the subjunctive verb form.
Why: The 'no' is essential to make the command negative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: irrito
The present tense of irritar is regular: irrito, irritas, irrita, irritamos, irritáis, irritan.
Preterite
yo: irrité
The preterite of irritar is regular: irrité, irritaste, irritó, irritamos, irritasteis, irritaron.
Imperfect
yo: irritaba
The imperfect of irritar is regular: irritaba, irritabas, irritaba, irritábamos, irritabais, irritaban.
Future
yo: irritaré
The future tense of irritar is regular: irritaré, irritarás, irritará, irritaremos, irritaréis, irritarán.
Conditional
yo: irritaría
The conditional of irritar is regular: irritaría, irritarías, irritaría, irritaríamos, irritaríais, irritarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: irrite
The present subjunctive of irritar is: irrite, irrites, irritemos, irritéis, irriten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: irritara
The imperfect subjunctive of irritar has two forms for each person: irritara/irritase, irritaras/irritases, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: irrita
The imperative of irritar has regular commands: irrita, irrite, irriten, irritad, irritemos.