reducir Negative Imperative Conjugation
reducir — reduce
The negative imperative always uses the 'zc' stem: no reduzcas, no reduzca, no reduzcamos, no reduzcáis, no reduzcan.
reducir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to decrease something, like an amount or a level.
Notes on reducir in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands for 'reducir' are identical to the present subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
No reduzcas la calidad por el precio.
Don't reduce the quality for the price.
tú
No reduzcan la vigilancia.
Don't reduce the surveillance.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no reduce'.
Correct: The correct form is 'no reduzcas'.
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: reduzco
Reducir is irregular only in the 'yo' form, which ends in -zco (reduzco).
Preterite
yo: reduje
The preterite of reducir is irregular, using a 'j' stem: reduje, redujiste, redujo, redujimos, redujisteis, redujeron.
Imperfect
yo: reducía
Reducir is regular in the imperfect: reducía, reducías, reducía, reducíamos, reducíais, reducían.
Future
yo: reduciré
Reducir is regular in the future tense: reduciré, reducirás, reducirá, reduciremos, reduciréis, reducirán.
Conditional
yo: reduciría
Reducir is regular in the conditional: reduciría, reducirías, reduciría, reduciríamos, reduciríais, reducirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: reduzca
The present subjunctive uses the 'zc' stem from the yo-form: reduzca, reduzcas, reduzca, reduzcamos, reduzcáis, reduzcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: redujera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'j' stem from the preterite: redujera, redujeras, redujera, redujéramos, redujerais, redujeran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: reduce
The imperative uses 'reduce' for tú and 'reduzca' for formal commands.