percatar Negative Imperative Conjugation
percatar — to notice
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive, e.g., no te percates (tú) and no se percaten (ustedes).
percatar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
This is used to tell someone NOT to do something. For 'percatar,' it means telling someone not to notice or be aware of something, perhaps to keep a surprise. For example, 'No te percates de que estamos planeando una fiesta.' (Don't notice that we're planning a party).
Notes on percatar in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands in Spanish use the present subjunctive. So, 'percatar' follows the regular -ar pattern in the present subjunctive, which is then used after 'no'.
Example Sentences
No te percates de que te estoy mirando.
Don't notice me looking at you.
tú
No se percaten de que llegamos tarde.
Don't let them notice that we arrived late.
No os percatéis de los detalles hasta el final.
Don't notice the details until the end.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the affirmative imperative instead of the subjunctive.
Correct: No te percates de eso.
Why: Negative commands always require the subjunctive mood, not the imperative.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'no'.
Correct: No te percates de la sorpresa.
Why: The 'no' is crucial for making the command negative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me percato
The present tense (me percato, te percatas, se percata, nos percatamos, os percatáis, se percatan) is for current or habitual actions.
Preterite
yo: me percaté
The preterite of percatar is regular: me percaté, te percataste, se percató, nos percatamos, os percatasteis, se percataron.
Imperfect
yo: me percataba
The imperfect of percatar (me percataba, te percatabas, se percataba, etc.) describes ongoing past awareness or background.
Future
yo: me percataré
The future tense (percataré, percatarás, percatará, etc.) indicates future actions or probability.
Conditional
yo: me percataría
The conditional (percataría, percatarías, percataría, etc.) expresses 'would' scenarios or polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
yo: me percate
Use present subjunctive (percate, percates, percate, percatemos, percatéis, percaten) after verbs of influence, doubt, or emotion.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: me percatara
Use the imperfect subjunctive (percatara/percatase) for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: percátate
Use imperative forms like percátate (tú) and percátense (ustedes) for direct commands.