localizar Negative Imperative Conjugation
localizar — to locate
All negative commands for localizar use the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.
localizar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to track or locate something, often for privacy or safety reasons.
Notes on localizar in the Negative Imperative
Every form uses the 'C' spelling change (localices, localice, etc.) because they all end in 'e' sounds.
Example Sentences
No localices mi ubicación real.
Don't locate (track) my real location.
tú
No localicen el archivo todavía.
Don't locate the file yet.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no localiza' for a command.
Correct: no localices
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: localizo
Localizar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense (localizo, localizas, localiza...).
Preterite
yo: localicé
The preterite of localizar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (localicé), but is otherwise regular.
Imperfect
yo: localizaba
The imperfect of localizar is regular: localizaba, localizabas, localizaba...
Future
yo: localizaré
The future tense is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á to the full infinitive (localizaré).
Conditional
yo: localizaría
Form the conditional by adding -ía endings to the infinitive: localizaría, localizarías...
Present Subjunctive
yo: localice
The present subjunctive uses a 'C' instead of 'Z' in all forms (localice, localices...).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: localizara
Formed from the 'ellos' preterite: localizara, localizaras, localizara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: localiza
Use 'localiza' (tú) or 'localice' (usted) to give direct orders to find something.