obedecer Negative Imperative Conjugation
obedecer — to obey
All negative commands use the 'zc' stem: no obedezcas, no obedezca, no obedezcamos, no obedezcáis, no obedezcan.
obedecer Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to obey an order or a person.
Notes on obedecer in the Negative Imperative
Negative commands are identical to the present subjunctive. They all feature the 'zc' spelling.
Example Sentences
No obedezcas a extraños.
Don't obey strangers.
tú
No obedezca esa señal, está vieja.
Don't obey that sign; it's old.
No obedezcáis órdenes injustas.
Don't obey (you all) unjust orders.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: No obedece.
Correct: No obedezcas.
Why: You cannot use the present indicative for a negative command; you must use the subjunctive form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: obedezco
Obedecer is mostly regular in the present, except for the 'yo' form which changes to 'obedezco'.
Preterite
yo: obedecí
Obedecer is completely regular in the preterite: obedecí, obedeciste, obedeció, obedecimos, obedecisteis, obedecieron.
Imperfect
yo: obedecía
Obedecer is regular in the imperfect: obedecía, obedecías, obedecía, obedecíamos, obedecíais, obedecían.
Future
yo: obedeceré
Obedecer is regular in the future: just add the endings to the infinitive (obedeceré, obedecerás...).
Conditional
yo: obedecería
Obedecer is regular in the conditional: obedecería, obedecerías, obedecería, obedeceríamos, obedeceríais, obedecerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: obedezca
The present subjunctive uses the 'zc' stem for all persons: obedezca, obedezcas, obedezca, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: obedeciera
Formed from the 'ellos' preterite: obedeciera, obedecieras, obedeciera, obedeciéramos, obedecierais, obedecieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: obedece
The imperative uses 'obedece' for 'tú' and 'obedezca/n' for formal commands.