mascar Negative Imperative Conjugation
mascar — to chew
The negative imperative of mascar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no masques, no masque, no masquemos, no masquéis, no masquen.
mascar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to chew something, such as 'Don't chew with your mouth open'.
Notes on mascar in the Negative Imperative
Every form in the negative imperative uses the 'qu' spelling change to maintain the hard 'k' sound.
Example Sentences
No masques con la boca abierta.
Don't chew with your mouth open.
tú
No masque chicle en la iglesia, por favor.
Don't chew gum in the church, please.
No masquéis los lápices.
Don't chew the pencils.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no mascas
Correct: no masques
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive forms, not the indicative 'as' ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: masco
The present tense of mascar is completely regular: masco, mascas, masca, mascamos, mascáis, mascan.
Preterite
yo: masqué
The preterite of mascar is regular except for the 'yo' form spelling change: masqué.
Imperfect
yo: mascaba
The imperfect of mascar is regular: mascaba, mascabas, mascaba, mascábamos, mascabais, mascaban.
Future
yo: mascaré
The future of mascar is regular: mascaré, mascarás, mascará, mascaremos, mascaréis, mascarán.
Conditional
yo: mascaría
The conditional of mascar is regular: mascaría, mascarías, mascaría, mascaríamos, mascaríais, mascarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: masque
The present subjunctive of mascar requires a c-to-qu spelling change: masque, masques, masque, masquemos, masquéis, masquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: mascara
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the third-person plural preterite: mascara, mascaras, mascara, mascáramos, mascarais, mascaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: masca
The affirmative imperative of mascar uses 'masca' for tú and 'masque' for usted.