llover Negative Imperative Conjugation
llover — to rain
The negative imperative of llover (no llueva) uses the present subjunctive.
llover Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Used to 'order' the rain not to happen, usually in a pleading or poetic sense.
Notes on llover in the Negative Imperative
Uses the same o-to-ue stem change as the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Por favor, no llueva hoy!
Please, don't let it rain today!
No lluevan, nubes grises.
Don't rain, gray clouds.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'no llueve' for a command.
Correct: Use 'no llueva'.
Why: Negative commands always use the subjunctive form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: lluevo
The present tense of llover features an o-to-ue vowel change: llueve, llueven.
Preterite
yo: lloví
The preterite of llover is regular: llovió, llovieron.
Imperfect
yo: llovía
The imperfect of llover is regular: llovía, llovían.
Future
yo: lloveré
The future tense of llover is regular: lloverá, lloverán.
Conditional
yo: llovería
The conditional of llover is regular: llovería, lloverían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: llueva
The present subjunctive of llover uses the stem change 'ue': llueva, lluevan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: lloviera
The imperfect subjunctive of llover is lloviera or lloviese.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: llueve
The imperative of llover (llueve, lluevan) is rare and used figuratively.