librar Negative Imperative Conjugation
librar — to free or save
Use 'no libres', 'no libre', 'no libremos', 'no libren', 'no libréis' for negative commands.
librar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
You use the negative imperative to tell someone *not* to do something. For 'librar', it would be to instruct someone not to free themselves or something, or not to save themselves. For example, '¡No te liberes de tus responsabilidades!' (Don't free yourself from your responsibilities!).
Notes on librar in the Negative Imperative
Negative commands in Spanish are formed using the present subjunctive. 'Librar' is regular in the present subjunctive, so its negative imperative forms are also regular.
Example Sentences
¡No liberes a ese animal peligroso!
Don't free that dangerous animal!
tú
¡No libren ustedes a los rehenes todavía!
Don't free the hostages yet!
ustedes
¡No libremos a los malos de su castigo!
Let's not let the bad guys off the hook!
nosotros
¡No libréis vosotros de vuestro deber!
Don't exempt yourselves from your duty!
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive instead of the subjunctive.
Correct: It should be 'No librar' is incorrect; use 'No libres' for tú.
Why: Negative commands always require the subjunctive mood, not the infinitive.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'no'.
Correct: Always include 'no' before the subjunctive verb form for negative commands.
Why: The 'no' is essential to make the command negative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: libro
The present tense 'libro' is for current actions, habits, and general truths.
Preterite
yo: libré
The preterite of 'librar' is regular: libré, libraste, libró, libramos, librasteis, libraron.
Imperfect
yo: libraba
The imperfect 'libraba' describes past ongoing actions or habits of freeing/saving.
Future
yo: libraré
The future tense 'libraré' indicates actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: libraría
The conditional 'libraría' expresses hypotheticals ('would') and polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
yo: libre
The present subjunctive 'libre' is for wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: librara
The imperfect subjunctive 'librara' or 'librase' is used for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: libra
Use 'libra', 'libre', 'libremos', 'libren', 'librad' for direct commands with 'librar'.