preguntar Negative Imperative Conjugation
preguntar — to ask
The negative imperative of preguntar uses the present subjunctive: no preguntes, no pregunte, no preguntemos, no preguntéis, no pregunten.
preguntar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this when you want to tell someone not to ask about a certain topic or to stop asking questions.
Notes on preguntar in the Negative Imperative
Preguntar is regular. Remember that negative commands always use the subjunctive endings.
Example Sentences
No preguntes por qué, solo hazlo.
Don't ask why, just do it.
tú
No pregunten cosas personales.
Don't ask (plural) personal things.
ustedes
No preguntemos más sobre ese tema.
Let's not ask any more about that topic.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no pregunta
Correct: no preguntes
Why: The negative 'tú' command must use the subjunctive (-es), not the indicative (-a).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: pregunto
Preguntar is a regular -ar verb in the present: pregunto, preguntas, pregunta, preguntamos, preguntáis, preguntan.
Preterite
yo: pregunté
The preterite of preguntar is regular: pregunté, preguntaste, preguntó, preguntamos, preguntasteis, preguntaron.
Imperfect
yo: preguntaba
Preguntar follows the regular -aba pattern in the imperfect: preguntaba, preguntabas, preguntaba, preguntábamos, preguntabais, preguntaban.
Future
yo: preguntaré
The future of preguntar is regular, using the infinitive as the stem: preguntaré, preguntarás, preguntará, preguntaremos, preguntaréis, preguntarán.
Conditional
yo: preguntaría
The conditional of preguntar is regular: preguntaría, preguntarías, preguntaría, preguntaríamos, preguntaríais, preguntarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: pregunte
The present subjunctive of preguntar is regular: pregunte, preguntes, pregunte, preguntemos, preguntéis, pregunten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: preguntara
The imperfect subjunctive of preguntar is regular: preguntara, preguntaras, preguntara, preguntáramos, preguntarais, preguntaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: pregunta
The affirmative imperative of preguntar uses standard forms: pregunta, pregunte, preguntemos, preguntad, pregunten.