padecer Negative Imperative Conjugation
padecer — to suffer from
All negative commands use the 'zc' stem from the present subjunctive: no padezcas, no padezca.
padecer Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Common in medical or empathetic advice to tell someone not to endure pain or hardship.
Notes on padecer in the Negative Imperative
Uses the 'zc' spelling across all forms to maintain the soft 'c' sound.
Example Sentences
No padezcas por cosas sin importancia.
Don't suffer over unimportant things.
tú
No padezcáis en vano.
Don't suffer in vain.
vosotros
Por favor, no padezca usted más de la cuenta.
Please, don't suffer more than necessary.
usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no padeces
Correct: no padezcas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: padezco
Padecer is irregular in the 'yo' form (padezco), while all other forms follow regular -er patterns.
Preterite
yo: padecí
Padecer is completely regular in the preterite: padecí, padeciste, padeció, padecimos, padecisteis, padecieron.
Imperfect
yo: padecía
Padecer is regular in the imperfect: padecía, padecías, padecía, padecíamos, padecíais, padecían.
Future
yo: padeceré
Padecer is regular in the future; simply add the endings to the infinitive: padeceré, padecerás, etc.
Conditional
yo: padecería
The conditional uses the full infinitive 'padecer' + ía endings: padecería, padecerías, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: padezca
The 'zc' from the 'yo' form carries through all persons: padezca, padezcas, padezca, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: padeciera
Formed from the third-person plural preterite stem: padeciera, padecieras, padeciera.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: padece
The imperative forms for padecer are rarely used but follow standard -er rules and 'zc' for formal commands.