prever Negative Imperative Conjugation
prever — to foresee
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no preveas, no prevea, no preveamos, no preveáis, no prevean.
prever Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to try to anticipate something or to stop worrying about foreseeing a specific outcome.
Notes on prever in the Negative Imperative
These forms are identical to the present subjunctive forms. Remember the double 'e' is preserved here (preve-).
Example Sentences
No preveas problemas donde no los hay.
Don't foresee problems where there aren't any.
tú
No prevean resultados negativos todavía.
Don't anticipate negative results yet.
ustedes
No preveamos lo que no podemos controlar.
Let's not try to foresee what we cannot control.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no previas'.
Correct: no preveas
Why: Learners often drop the 'e' because 'previa' is a common Spanish word, but the verb requires 'preveas'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: preveo
The present tense of prever mimics 'ver': preveo, prevés, prevé, prevemos, prevéis, prevén.
Preterite
yo: preví
The preterite of prever is irregular, following 'ver': preví, previste, previó, previmos, previsteis, previeron.
Imperfect
yo: preveía
The imperfect of prever uses the double 'e' pattern: preveía, preveías, preveía, preveíamos, preveíais, preveían.
Future
yo: preveré
The future of prever is regular based on the infinitive: preveré, preverás, preverá, preveremos, preveréis, preverán.
Conditional
yo: prevería
The conditional of prever is regular: prevería, preverías, prevería, preveríamos, preveríais, preverían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: prevea
The present subjunctive of prever follows the pattern of 'ver': prevea, preveas, prevea, preveamos, preveáis, prevean.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: previera
The imperfect subjunctive of prever uses the -ra or -se endings: previera, previeras, previera, previéramos, previerais, previeran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: prevé
The affirmative imperative commands someone to anticipate: prevé (tú), prevea (usted), preveamos (nosotros), preved (vosotros), prevean (ustedes).