ocultar Negative Imperative Conjugation
ocultar — to hide
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no ocultes, no oculte, no ocultemos, no ocultéis, no oculten.
ocultar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone directly NOT to hide something.
Notes on ocultar in the Negative Imperative
Completely regular. Simply place 'no' before the present subjunctive form.
Example Sentences
No ocultes la verdad.
Don't hide the truth.
tú
Por favor, no oculte su talento.
Please, don't hide your talent.
usted
No ocultemos nada entre nosotros.
Let's not hide anything between us.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: No oculta
Correct: No oculte
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative 'oculta'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: oculto
The present of ocultar is regular: oculto, ocultas, oculta, ocultamos, ocultáis, ocultan.
Preterite
yo: oculté
The preterite of ocultar is regular: oculté, ocultaste, ocultó, ocultamos, ocultasteis, ocultaron.
Imperfect
yo: ocultaba
The imperfect of ocultar is regular, using -aba endings: ocultaba, ocultabas, ocultaba, ocultábamos, ocultabais, ocultaban.
Future
yo: ocultaré
The future of ocultar uses the full infinitive as a base: ocultaré, ocultarás, ocultará, ocultaremos, ocultaréis, ocultarán.
Conditional
yo: ocultaría
The conditional of ocultar is regular: ocultaría, ocultarías, ocultaría, ocultaríamos, ocultaríais, ocultarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: oculte
The present subjunctive of ocultar changes the 'a' to 'e': oculte, ocultes, oculte, ocultemos, ocultéis, oculten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: ocultara
The imperfect subjunctive of ocultar uses the -ra endings: ocultara, ocultaras, ocultara, ocultáramos, ocultarais, ocultaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: oculta
The affirmative imperative forms are: oculta (tú), oculte (usted), ocultemos (nosotros), ocultad (vosotros), oculten (ustedes).