producir Negative Imperative Conjugation
producir — to produce
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no produzcas, no produzca, no produzcamos, no produzcáis, no produzcan.
producir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to cause or produce something (e.g., 'Don't produce more waste').
Notes on producir in the Negative Imperative
All forms use the 'zc' stem because negative commands are identical to the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No produzcas tanto ruido a estas horas.
Don't produce so much noise at this hour.
tú
No produzcan más plástico de lo necesario.
Don't produce more plastic than necessary.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no produce
Correct: no produzcas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: produzco
Producir is a 'yo-go' style irregular with a 'zc' in the first person: produzco.
Preterite
yo: produje
Producir uses a 'j' stem (produj-) and special endings in the preterite: produje, produjiste, produjo, produjimos, produjisteis, produjeron.
Imperfect
yo: producía
Producir is regular in the imperfect: producía, producías, producía, producíamos, producíais, producían.
Future
yo: produciré
Producir is regular in the future: produciré, producirás, producirá, produciremos, produciréis, producirán.
Conditional
yo: produciría
Producir is regular in the conditional: produciría, producirías, produciría, produciríamos, produciríais, producirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: produzca
The present subjunctive uses the 'zc' stem: produzca, produzcas, produzca, produzcamos, produzcáis, produzcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: produjera
This tense uses the 'j' stem from the preterite: produjera, produjeras, produjera, produjéramos, produjerais, produjeran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: produce
Commands for producir: produce (tú), produzca (usted), produzcamos (nosotros), producid (vosotros), produzcan (ustedes).