promover Negative Imperative Conjugation
promover — to promote
Uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no promuevas, no promueva, no promovamos...
promover Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to encourage or advocate for a specific thing.
Notes on promover in the Negative Imperative
It follows the present subjunctive rules, including the o > ue stem change except for nosotros and vosotros.
Example Sentences
No promuevas la violencia.
Don't promote violence.
tú
No promuevan el odio.
Don't promote hate.
No promovamos el desorden.
Let's not promote disorder.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no promueve
Correct: no promuevas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: promuevo
Promover is a stem-changing verb where the 'o' becomes 'ue' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: promoví
In the preterite, promover is completely regular and follows standard -er endings.
Imperfect
yo: promovía
The imperfect of promover is regular: promovía, promovías, promovía, promovíamos, promovíais, promovían.
Future
yo: promoveré
The future tense is regular: add endings (-é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án) to the full infinitive promover.
Conditional
yo: promovería
The conditional uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: promovería, promoverías, promovería...
Present Subjunctive
yo: promueva
The present subjunctive follows the o > ue stem change, using -a endings: promueva, promuevas, promueva...
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: promoviera
Formed from the preterite 'ellos' form: promoviera, promovieras, promoviera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: promueve
The imperative uses 'promueve' (tú) and 'promueva' (usted), following the stem change.