negar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
negar — deny
Use 'niega' (tú) or 'niegue' (usted) to command someone to deny something.
negar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative for direct orders. In the case of 'negar', this is often used in legal contexts or when telling someone to stand their ground.
Notes on negar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form uses the stem-change (niega). The 'usted', 'nosotros', and 'ustedes' forms use the subjunctive spelling (gu).
Example Sentences
¡Niega todo si te preguntan!
Deny everything if they ask you!
tú
Niegue el acceso a cualquier desconocido.
Deny access to any stranger.
Negad la entrada a los que no tengan ticket.
Deny entry to those who don't have a ticket.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: niege (usted)
Correct: niegue
Why: The spelling change to 'gu' is required to maintain the hard 'g' sound.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: niego
Negar is a stem-changer (e > ie) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: negué
Negar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (negué) to keep the hard 'g' sound, but is otherwise regular.
Imperfect
yo: negaba
Negar is completely regular in the imperfect: negaba, negabas, negaba...
Future
yo: negaré
Negar is completely regular in the future tense; just add the endings to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: negaría
The conditional of negar is regular: negaría, negarías, negaría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: niegue
The present subjunctive of negar features both a stem change (ie) and a spelling change (gu).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: negara
The imperfect subjunctive of negar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: negara, negaras, negara...
Negative Imperative
yo: no niegues
The negative imperative of negar uses 'no' + present subjunctive forms.