negar Negative Imperative Conjugation
negar — deny
The negative imperative of negar uses 'no' + present subjunctive forms.
negar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to deny something, often used when encouraging someone to tell the truth.
Notes on negar in the Negative Imperative
Just like the present subjunctive, it uses the 'ie' stem change (except nosotros/vosotros) and the 'gu' spelling change throughout.
Example Sentences
No niegues lo que es evidente.
Don't deny what is obvious.
tú
No niegue su talento.
Don't deny your talent.
No neguemos la realidad de la situación.
Let's not deny the reality of the situation.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no niegas
Correct: no niegues
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive ending (-es), not the indicative (-as).
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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...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: niega
Use 'niega' (tú) or 'niegue' (usted) to command someone to deny something.