liberar Negative Imperative Conjugation
liberar — to free
Negative commands for liberar use the present subjunctive: no liberes, no liberemos, no liberen, no liberéis.
liberar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use the negative imperative to forbid an action. For 'liberar', you'd tell someone not to free something or someone.
Notes on liberar in the Negative Imperative
Negative commands are formed using the present subjunctive with 'no'. Liberar follows the regular -ar pattern in the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No liberes a ese perro sin permiso.
Don't free that dog without permission.
tú
No liberemos a los sospechosos todavía.
Let's not free the suspects yet.
nosotros
Señores, no liberen la información hasta la próxima semana.
Gentlemen, do not release the information until next week.
ustedes
¡No liberéis vuestros secretos fácilmente!
Don't reveal your secrets easily!
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive 'liberar' after 'no'.
Correct: Use the present subjunctive form, e.g., 'no liberes'.
Why: Negative commands in Spanish are formed with 'no' plus the present subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: libero
The present tense of liberar is regular: libero, liberas, libera, liberamos, liberáis, liberan.
Preterite
yo: liberé
The preterite of liberar is regular: liberé, liberaste, liberó, liberamos, liberasteis, liberaron.
Imperfect
yo: liberaba
The imperfect tense of liberar is regular: liberaba, liberabas, liberaba, liberábamos, liberabais, liberaban.
Future
yo: liberaré
The future tense of liberar is regular: liberaré, liberarás, liberará, liberaremos, liberaréis, liberarán.
Conditional
yo: liberaría
The conditional of liberar is regular: liberaría, liberarías, liberaría, liberaríamos, liberaríais, liberarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: libere
The present subjunctive of liberar (libere, liberes, libere, liberemos, liberéis, liberen) expresses wishes, doubts, or uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: liberara
The imperfect subjunctive of liberar (liberara, liberaras, liberara, liberáramos, liberarais, liberaran) is used for past hypotheticals and wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: libera
Liberar in the affirmative imperative is regular: libera, liberemos, liberen, liberad.