preservar Negative Imperative Conjugation
preservar — to preserve
Negative commands for preservar use 'no' + present subjunctive: no preserves, no preserve, no preservemos, no preservéis, no preserven.
preservar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use the negative imperative to tell someone *not* to do something. It's like a prohibition or a warning. Think of telling someone not to preserve something they shouldn't.
Notes on preservar in the Negative Imperative
Preservar follows the standard pattern for negative commands, using the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'. The 'vosotros' form is 'no preservéis'.
Example Sentences
No preserves secretos innecesarios.
Don't preserve unnecessary secrets.
tú
No preserve esa comida, está podrida.
Don't preserve that food, it's rotten.
usted
No preservemos la mala costumbre.
Let's not preserve the bad habit.
nosotros
¡No preservéis la calma si no es necesario!
Don't preserve your calm if it's not necessary!
vosotros
No preserven el silencio si hay peligro.
Don't preserve the silence if there is danger.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing negative imperative with the present indicative.
Correct: Use 'no preserves' (subjunctive) for 'tú', not 'no preservas' (indicative).
Why: Negative commands always use the subjunctive mood.
Mistake: Incorrect 'vosotros' form.
Correct: The correct form is 'no preservéis'.
Why: The 'vosotros' subjunctive form ends in -éis.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: preservo
The present indicative of preservar is regular: preservo, preservas, preserva, preservamos, preserváis, preservan.
Preterite
yo: preservé
The preterite of preservar is regular: preservé, preservaste, preservó, preservamos, preservasteis, preservaron.
Imperfect
yo: preservaba
The imperfect of preservar is regular: preservaba, preservabas, preservaba, preservábamos, preservabais, preservaban.
Future
yo: preservaré
The future tense of preservar is regular, adding endings to the infinitive: preservaré, preservarás, preservará, preservaremos, preservaréis, preservarán.
Conditional
yo: preservaría
The conditional of preservar is regular: preservaría, preservarías, preservaría, preservaríamos, preservaríais, preservarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: preserve
The present subjunctive of preservar uses regular -ar endings: preserve, preserves, preservemos, preservéis, preserven.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: preservara
The imperfect subjunctive of preservar uses -ra or -se endings: preservara/preservase, preservaras/preservases, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: preserva
The imperative of preservar uses regular -ar endings: preserva, preserve, preservemos, preservad, preserven.