largar Negative Imperative Conjugation
largar — to let out
The negative imperative always uses the 'gu' spelling change: no largues, no largue.
largar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to leave or NOT to let something out.
Notes on largar in the Negative Imperative
Because all negative commands use subjunctive forms, they all feature the 'g' to 'gu' spelling change.
Example Sentences
No te largues todavía.
Don't leave yet.
tú
No larguen el secreto a nadie.
Don't let out the secret to anyone.
No larguemos el cabo todavía.
Let's not let out the rope yet.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'no largas' for 'don't leave'.
Correct: no largues
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: largo
Largar is completely regular in the present indicative: largo, largas, larga...
Preterite
yo: largué
The preterite is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'largué'.
Imperfect
yo: largaba
The imperfect of largar is regular: largaba, largabas, largaba...
Future
yo: largaré
The future tense is regular: add endings to the infinitive (largaré, largarás).
Conditional
yo: largaría
The conditional uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: largaría, largarías...
Present Subjunctive
yo: largue
The present subjunctive of largar requires a spelling change to 'largue' to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: largara
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the 'largaron' stem: largara, largaras, largara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: larga
The imperative uses 'larga' (tú) and requires a spelling change for 'largue' (usted).