regalar Negative Imperative Conjugation
regalar — to give a gift
The negative imperative of regalar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms: no regales, no regale, no regalemos, no regaléis, no regalen.
regalar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to give a gift, perhaps because it's too expensive or unnecessary.
Notes on regalar in the Negative Imperative
Regalar is regular. It follows the rule of using subjunctive forms for all negative commands.
Example Sentences
No regales dinero, es mejor un detalle.
Don't give money; a small thoughtful gift is better.
tú
No regale cosas caras si no quiere.
Don't give expensive things if you don't want to.
usted
No regaléis vuestro tiempo a quien no lo valora.
Don't give your time to those who don't value it.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no regala (for tú negative command).
Correct: no regales
Why: Negative tú commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: regalo
The present tense of regalar is regular: regalo, regalas, regala, regalamos, regaláis, regalan.
Preterite
yo: regalé
The preterite of regalar is regular: regalé, regalaste, regaló, regalamos, regalasteis, regalaron.
Imperfect
yo: regalaba
The imperfect of regalar follows the standard -aba pattern: regalaba, regalabas, regalaba, regalábamos, regalabais, regalaban.
Future
yo: regalaré
The future tense of regalar uses the infinitive plus endings: regalaré, regalarás, regalará, regalaremos, regalaréis, regalarán.
Conditional
yo: regalaría
The conditional of regalar is regular: regalaría, regalarías, regalaría, regalaríamos, regalaríais, regalarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: regale
The present subjunctive of regalar uses -e endings: regale, regales, regale, regalemos, regaléis, regalen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: regalara
The imperfect subjunctive of regalar is formed from the preterite stem: regalara, regalaras, regalara, regaláramos, regalarais, regalaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: regala
The imperative of regalar is used for commands: regala (tú), regale (usted), regalad (vosotros), regalen (ustedes).