rastrear Negative Imperative Conjugation
rastrear — track
Negative commands for rastrear: no rastrees (tú), no rastree (usted), no rastreemos (nosotros), no rastreéis (vosotros), no rastreen (ustedes).
rastrear Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use the negative imperative to tell someone NOT to do something. For 'rastrear,' it means to not track something, perhaps to avoid detection.
Notes on rastrear in the Negative Imperative
Negative commands in Spanish always use the present subjunctive. 'Rastrear' follows the standard present subjunctive pattern, so it's regular here.
Example Sentences
No rastrees mis movimientos.
Don't track my movements.
tú
No rastreen esa señal, es una trampa.
Don't track that signal, it's a trap.
No rastreemos el origen de la llamada.
Let's not track the call's origin.
nosotros
¡No rastreéis la ubicación hasta que yo diga!
Don't track the location until I say so!
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the indicative instead of the subjunctive.
Correct: For a negative command to 'tú', use 'No rastrees', not 'No rastreas'.
Why: Negative commands always use the present subjunctive form.
Mistake: Confusing 'vosotros' and 'ustedes' negative commands.
Correct: The 'vosotros' negative command is 'no rastreéis', while 'ustedes' is 'no rastreen'.
Why: These forms are distinct and depend on who you are addressing.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: rastreo
Present tense for rastrear: rastreo (yo), rastreas (tú), rastrea (él/ella/usted), rastreamos (nosotros), rastreáis (vosotros), rastrean (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Preterite
yo: rastreé
Preterite tense for rastrear: rastreé (yo), rastreaste (tú), rastreó (él/ella/usted), rastreamos (nosotros), rastreasteis (vosotros), rastrearon (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Imperfect
yo: rastreaba
Imperfect tense for rastrear: rastreaba (yo/él/ella/usted), rastreabas (tú), rastreábamos (nosotros), rastreabais (vosotros), rastreaban (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Future
yo: rastrearé
Future tense for rastrear: rastrearé (yo), rastrearás (tú), rastreará (él/ella/usted), rastrearemos (nosotros), rastrearéis (vosotros), rastrearán (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Conditional
yo: rastrearía
Conditional tense for rastrear: rastrearía (yo/él/ella/usted), rastrearías (tú), rastrearíamos (nosotros), rastrearíais (vosotros), rastrearían (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Present Subjunctive
yo: rastree
Present subjunctive for rastrear: rastree (yo/él/ella/usted), rastrees (tú), rastreemos (nosotros), rastreéis (vosotros), rastreen (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: rastreara
Past subjunctive for rastrear: rastreara/rastrease (yo/él/ella/usted), rastrearas/rastreases (tú), rastreáramos/rastreásemos (nosotros), rastrearais/rastraseis (vosotros), rastrearan/rastreasen (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: rastrea
Commands using rastrear: rastrea (tú), rastree (usted), rastreemos (nosotros), rastread (vosotros), rastreen (ustedes).