poseer Negative Imperative Conjugation
poseer — to own
The negative imperative of poseer uses the present subjunctive: no poseas, no posea, no poseamos, no poseáis, no posean.
poseer Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to own or keep something.
Notes on poseer in the Negative Imperative
Fully regular based on the present subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
No poseas objetos ilegales.
Do not possess illegal objects.
tú
No poseamos rencor en el corazón.
Let's not possess (hold) resentment in our hearts.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the affirmative form 'no posee'.
Correct: no poseas
Why: Negative commands must always use the subjunctive form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: poseo
The present tense of poseer is regular in spelling, but remember it has a double 'e' in the stem: poseo, posees, posee.
Preterite
yo: poseí
The preterite of poseer features a spelling change where 'i' becomes 'y' in the third person: poseyó, poseyeron.
Imperfect
yo: poseía
The imperfect of poseer is regular for -er verbs: poseía, poseías, poseía, poseíamos, poseíais, poseían.
Future
yo: poseeré
The future tense of poseer is regular: poseeré, poseerás, poseerá, poseeremos, poseeréis, poseerán.
Conditional
yo: poseería
The conditional of poseer is regular: poseería, poseerías, poseería, poseeríamos, poseeríais, poseerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: posea
The present subjunctive of poseer is regular: posea, poseas, posea, poseamos, poseáis, posean.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: poseyera
The imperfect subjunctive of poseer uses the 'y' from the preterite: poseyera, poseyeras, poseyera.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: posee
The imperative of poseer is used to command someone to possess or take ownership: posee, posea, poseamos, poseed, posean.