jurar Negative Imperative Conjugation
jurar — to swear
The negative imperative of jurar uses the present subjunctive: no jures, no jure, no juremos, no juréis, no juren.
jurar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to swear, either because they are using bad language or because you don't want them to make a promise they can't keep.
Notes on jurar in the Negative Imperative
Jurar is regular. All forms are identical to the present subjunctive forms with 'no' in front.
Example Sentences
No jures si no vas a cumplir.
Don't swear if you aren't going to follow through.
tú
Por favor, no juren en vano.
Please, do not swear in vain.
ustedes
No juremos lealtad a un mentiroso.
Let's not swear loyalty to a liar.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no jura
Correct: no jures
Why: Learners often try to use the affirmative tú form (jura) for negative commands, but you must use the subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: juro
The present of jurar is regular: juro, juras, jura, juramos, juráis, juran.
Preterite
yo: juré
The preterite of jurar is regular: juré, juraste, juró, juramos, jurasteis, juraron.
Imperfect
yo: juraba
The imperfect of jurar follows the standard -aba pattern: juraba, jurabas, juraba, jurábamos, jurabais, juraban.
Future
yo: juraré
The future of jurar adds endings to the infinitive: juraré, jurarás, jurará, juraremos, juraréis, jurarán.
Conditional
yo: juraría
The conditional of jurar is regular: juraría, jurarías, juraría, juraríamos, juraríais, jurarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: jure
The present subjunctive of jurar uses -e endings: jure, jures, jure, juremos, juréis, juren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: jurara
The imperfect subjunctive of jurar is regular: jurara, juraras, jurara, juráramos, jurarais, juraran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: jura
The imperative of jurar uses jura (tú), jurad (vosotros), and subjunctive forms for others.