referir Negative Imperative Conjugation
referir — to refer
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.
referir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to mention or refer to a sensitive topic.
Notes on referir in the Negative Imperative
Uses the same e > ie and e > i changes as the present subjunctive (e.g., no te refieras, no nos refiramos).
Example Sentences
No te refieras a ese incidente otra vez.
Don't refer to that incident again.
tú
No se refiera a mí en ese tono.
Don't refer to me in that tone.
No nos refiramos a temas políticos hoy.
Let's not refer to political topics today.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the affirmative form: 'No refiere'.
Correct: No te refieras
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive forms, never the indicative 'tú' form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: refiero
Referir is an e > ie stem-changing verb, except for the nosotros and vosotros forms.
Preterite
yo: referí
Referir is mostly regular but has a 'slipper' stem change (e > i) in the third-person forms.
Imperfect
yo: refería
Referir is completely regular in the imperfect: refería, referías, refería...
Future
yo: referiré
Referir is completely regular in the future tense: infinitive + endings.
Conditional
yo: referiría
Referir is regular in the conditional: infinitive + -ía, -ías, -ía...
Present Subjunctive
yo: refiera
Referir has a stem change (e > ie) and a special change in the nosotros/vosotros forms (e > i).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: refiriera
The stem changes to 'refiri-' for all persons in this past-tense hypothetical form.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: refiere
The imperative uses the e > ie stem change for 'tú' and 'usted', but 'i' for 'nosotros'.