prosperar Negative Imperative Conjugation
prosperar — to prosper
Negative commands for prosperar use the present subjunctive: no prosperes (tú), no prospere (usted), no prosperemos (nosotros), no prosperéis (vosotros), no prosperen (ustedes).
prosperar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use the negative imperative to tell someone NOT to do something. For prosperar, it's like saying 'don't prosper!' or 'let's not prosper!'
Notes on prosperar in the Negative Imperative
Negative commands in Spanish are formed using the present subjunctive. Prosperar is regular in the present subjunctive, so its negative imperative forms are regular.
Example Sentences
No prosperes en la maldad.
Do not prosper in wickedness.
tú
No prospere usted en deudas.
May you not prosper in debt.
usted
No prosperemos en la envidia.
Let's not prosper through envy.
nosotros
No prosperéis en la pereza.
Do not prosper in laziness.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive with 'no'.
Correct: Use 'no' followed by the correct present subjunctive form, e.g., 'no prosperes'.
Why: The infinitive is not used for commands, positive or negative.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'no'.
Correct: Always include 'no' before the subjunctive verb for negative commands.
Why: The 'no' is essential to negate the command.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: prospero
The present indicative of prosperar is: prospero, prosperas, prospera, prosperamos, prosperáis, prosperan.
Preterite
yo: prosperé
The preterite of prosperar is regular: prosperé, prosperaste, prosperó, prosperamos, prosperasteis, prosperaron.
Imperfect
yo: prosperaba
The imperfect of prosperar is regular: prosperaba, prosperabas, prosperaba, prosperábamos, prosperabais, prosperaban.
Future
yo: prosperaré
The future tense of prosperar is regular: prosperaré, prosperarás, prosperará, prosperaremos, prosperaréis, prosperarán.
Conditional
yo: prosperaría
The conditional of prosperar is regular: prosperaría, prosperarías, prosperaría, prosperaríamos, prosperaríais, prosperarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: prospere
The present subjunctive of prosperar is: prospere, prosperes, prospere, prosperemos, prosperéis, prosperen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: prosperara
The imperfect subjunctive of prosperar is regular: prosperara, prosperaras, prosperara, prosperáramos, prosperarais, prosperaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: prospera
The imperative of prosperar is: prospera (tú), prospere (usted), prosperemos (nosotros), prosperad (vosotros), prosperen (ustedes).