pecar Negative Imperative Conjugation
pecar — to sin
The negative imperative of pecar uses the present subjunctive forms: no peques, no peque, no pequemos, no pequéis, no pequen.
pecar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to sin or NOT to err in a certain way.
Notes on pecar in the Negative Imperative
All forms use the 'qu' spelling change because they are based on the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No peques de soberbio.
Don't err on the side of being proud.
tú
No pequen de pesimistas.
Don't err on the side of being pessimistic (plural).
No pequemos por ignorancia.
Let's not sin out of ignorance.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the affirmative form 'no peca'.
Correct: no peques
Why: Negative commands in Spanish must use the subjunctive forms, never the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: peco
The present tense of pecar is fully regular: peco, pecas, peca, pecamos, pecáis, pecan.
Preterite
yo: pequé
The preterite of pecar is regular except for the 'yo' form (pequé), which uses 'qu' to keep the hard 'k' sound.
Imperfect
yo: pecaba
The imperfect of pecar is regular: pecaba, pecabas, pecaba, pecábamos, pecabais, pecaban.
Future
yo: pecaré
The future tense of pecar is regular: pecaré, pecarás, pecará, pecaremos, pecaréis, pecarán.
Conditional
yo: pecaría
The conditional of pecar is regular: pecaría, pecarías, pecaría, pecaríamos, pecaríais, pecarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: peque
The present subjunctive of pecar features a c-to-qu spelling change: peque, peques, peque, pequemos, pequéis, pequen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: pecara
The imperfect subjunctive of pecar is regular, built from the third-person plural preterite: pecara, pecaras, pecara, pecáramos, pecarais, pecaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: peca
The imperative of pecar uses 'peca' (tú) and 'peque' (usted), with the spelling change in formal forms.