
organizar Negative Imperative Conjugation
organizar — to organize
The negative imperative of organizar always uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.
organizar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to organize something (perhaps because it's already done or you want to do it yourself).
Notes on organizar in the Negative Imperative
All forms use the 'c' spelling change because all endings start with 'e'.
Example Sentences
No organices mi armario, me gusta así.
Don't organize my closet; I like it this way.
tú
No organicen la fiesta todavía.
Don't organize the party yet.
ustedes
No organicéis nada sin consultarme.
Don't organize anything without consulting me.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the affirmative form with 'no' (no organiza).
Correct: no organices
Why: Negative commands in Spanish must use the subjunctive form, never the indicative form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: organizo
Organizar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present indicative.
Preterite
yo: organicé
The preterite of organizar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (organicé) but is otherwise regular.
Imperfect
yo: organizaba
The imperfect of organizar is regular, using the standard -aba endings.
Future
yo: organizaré
The future tense of organizar is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: organizaría
The conditional of organizar is regular: add -ía endings to the full infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: organice
The present subjunctive of organizar changes the 'z' to 'c' in all forms (organice, organices, etc.).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: organizara
The imperfect subjunctive of organizar is regular, based on the third-person plural preterite (organizaron).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: organiza
The imperative of organizar uses 'organiza' for tú and 'organice' for formal/plural commands.