marcar Negative Imperative Conjugation
marcar — dial
Negative commands use the subjunctive with 'no': no marques, no marque, no marquemos, no marquéis, no marquen.
marcar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to dial a number or NOT to mark something.
Notes on marcar in the Negative Imperative
All forms use the 'qu' spelling change because all endings start with 'e'.
Example Sentences
No marques ese número, es una estafa.
Don't dial that number, it's a scam.
tú
No marquen los libros con bolígrafo.
Don't mark the books with pen.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no marcas
Correct: no marques
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive forms, not the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: marco
The present tense of marcar is completely regular: marco, marcas, marca, marcamos, marcáis, marcan.
Preterite
yo: marqué
The preterite of marcar has a spelling change in the first person: marqué, marcaste, marcó, marcamos, marcasteis, marcaron.
Imperfect
yo: marcaba
The imperfect of marcar is regular: marcaba, marcabas, marcaba, marcábamos, marcabais, marcaban.
Future
yo: marcaré
The future tense is formed by adding endings to the full infinitive: marcaré, marcarás, marcará, marcaremos, marcaréis, marcarán.
Conditional
yo: marcaría
The conditional uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: marcaría, marcarías, marcaría, marcaríamos, marcaríais, marcarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: marque
The present subjunctive uses a 'qu' spelling change: marque, marques, marque, marquemos, marquéis, marquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: marcara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: marcara, marcaras, marcara, marcáramos, marcarais, marcaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: marca
Give commands with marcar: marca (tú), marque (usted), marcad (vosotros), marquen (ustedes).