pegar Negative Imperative Conjugation
pegar — to hit
Negative commands always use the 'gu' spelling: no pegues, no pegue, no peguemos, no peguéis, no peguen.
pegar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to hit or not to glue something in a certain way.
Notes on pegar in the Negative Imperative
All forms require the 'gu' spelling because all negative imperative endings for -ar verbs start with 'e'.
Example Sentences
No le pegues a tu hermano.
Don't hit your brother.
tú
No peguen los papeles todavía.
Don't stick the papers yet.
ustedes
No peguéis las piezas al revés.
Don't glue the pieces upside down.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no pega' for a command.
Correct: no pegues
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive forms, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: pego
The present tense of pegar is completely regular: pego, pegas, pega, pegamos, pegáis, pegan.
Preterite
yo: pegué
The preterite of pegar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (pegué) to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect
yo: pegaba
The imperfect of pegar is regular: pegaba, pegabas, pegaba, pegábamos, pegabais, pegaban.
Future
yo: pegaré
The future tense of pegar is regular, using the full infinitive as the stem: pegaré, pegarás, pegará...
Conditional
yo: pegaría
The conditional of pegar is regular: pegaría, pegarías, pegaría, pegaríamos, pegaríais, pegarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: pegue
The present subjunctive of pegar uses the 'gu' spelling change in all forms: pegue, pegues, pegue, peguemos, peguéis, peguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: pegara
The imperfect subjunctive of pegar is regular: pegara, pegaras, pegara, pegáramos, pegarais, pegaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: pega
Use 'pega' (tú) for commands, and remember the 'gu' change for 'pegue' (usted) and 'peguen' (ustedes).