perseguir Negative Imperative Conjugation
perseguir — to chase
Negative commands always use the present subjunctive: no persigas, no persiga.
perseguir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to stop following you or to advise someone not to pursue a bad idea.
Notes on perseguir in the Negative Imperative
Like the present subjunctive, these forms use the 'persig-' stem (dropping the 'u' and changing 'e' to 'i').
Example Sentences
No me persigas más.
Don't chase/follow me anymore.
tú
No persigan sombras, busquen la realidad.
Don't chase shadows; look for reality.
ustedes
No persigamos causas perdidas.
Let's not pursue lost causes.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no persigues
Correct: no persigas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive ending (-as), not the indicative (-es).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: persigo
Perseguir has an 'e > i' stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros, plus a 'go' ending in the 'yo' form.
Preterite
yo: perseguí
Perseguir has a third-person stem change (e > i) in the preterite: persiguió and persiguieron.
Imperfect
yo: perseguía
Perseguir is regular in the imperfect: perseguía, perseguías, perseguía...
Future
yo: perseguiré
Perseguir is regular in the future tense: just add endings to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: perseguiría
The conditional of perseguir is regular: add -ía endings to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: persiga
The present subjunctive uses the 'persig-' stem: persiga, persigas, persiga...
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: persiguiera
The imperfect subjunctive is based on the third-person preterite stem: persiguiera.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: persigue
Use 'persigue' (tú) or 'persiga' (usted) to tell someone to go after something.