posponer Negative Imperative Conjugation
posponer — to postpone
The negative imperative uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms.
posponer Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to delay an action or a task.
Notes on posponer in the Negative Imperative
Like all negative commands, these are identical to the present subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
No pospongas lo que puedes hacer hoy.
Don't postpone what you can do today.
tú
No posponga su visita al médico.
Don't postpone your visit to the doctor.
No pospongáis la decisión mucho tiempo.
Don't postpone the decision for long.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'no pospón'.
Correct: no pospongas
Why: Negative commands never use the affirmative imperative form; they always use the subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: pospongo
The present of posponer follows the 'poner' pattern, using 'pospongo' for the yo form.
Preterite
yo: pospuse
The preterite of posponer is highly irregular, using the 'pospus-' stem.
Imperfect
yo: posponía
The imperfect of posponer is completely regular: posponía, posponías, posponía.
Future
yo: pospondré
The future of posponer uses the irregular stem 'pospondr-'.
Conditional
yo: pospondría
The conditional of posponer uses the stem 'pospondr-' plus 'ía' endings.
Present Subjunctive
yo: posponga
The present subjunctive of posponer uses the 'posponga' stem.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: pospusiera
The imperfect subjunctive of posponer uses the 'pospusie-' stem.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: pospón
The imperative of posponer features the short 'tú' form: pospón.