manifestar Negative Imperative Conjugation
manifestar — to express
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no manifiestes, no manifieste, no manifestemos, no manifestéis, no manifiesten.
manifestar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to express a certain emotion or not to protest at a specific time.
Notes on manifestar in the Negative Imperative
The stem change e > ie occurs in all forms except nosotros (manifestemos) and vosotros (manifestéis).
Example Sentences
No manifiestes tu enojo todavía.
Don't express your anger yet.
tú
No manifestéis vuestra posición hasta mañana.
Don't express your position until tomorrow.
vosotros
No manifieste sus síntomas en público.
Don't show your symptoms in public.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no manifestes
Correct: no manifiestes
Why: The negative 'tú' command must use the subjunctive stem change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: manifiesto
Manifestar is a stem-changing verb in the present tense, changing 'e' to 'ie' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: manifesté
Manifestar is completely regular in the preterite: manifesté, manifestaste, manifestó, manifestamos, manifestasteis, manifestaron.
Imperfect
yo: manifestaba
The imperfect of manifestar is regular: manifestaba, manifestabas, manifestaba, manifestábamos, manifestabais, manifestaban.
Future
yo: manifestaré
The future tense is regular: manifestaré, manifestarás, manifestará, manifestaremos, manifestaréis, manifestarán.
Conditional
yo: manifestaría
The conditional of manifestar is regular: manifestaría, manifestarías, manifestaría, manifestaríamos, manifestaríais, manifestarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: manifieste
The present subjunctive mirrors the stem change of the present indicative: manifieste, manifiestes, manifieste, manifestemos, manifestéis, manifiesten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: manifestara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: manifestara, manifestaras, manifestara, manifestáramos, manifestarais, manifestaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: manifiesta
The imperative uses the stem change in most forms: manifiesta (tú), manifieste (usted), manifestad (vosotros), manifiesten (ustedes).