registrar Negative Imperative Conjugation
registrar — to record
Use 'no registres' (tú) and 'no registren' (ustedes) with 'no' to forbid recording.
registrar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
To tell someone NOT to do something, you use 'no' followed by the present subjunctive form. So, 'no registres' is 'don't record' for 'tú', and 'no registren' is for 'ustedes'.
Notes on registrar in the Negative Imperative
The negative imperative for registrar is regular, using the present subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
No registres información confidencial.
Don't record confidential information.
tú
No registre sus datos personales aquí.
Do not record your personal data here.
usted
No registremos todo; solo lo importante.
Let's not record everything; just the important parts.
nosotros
No registréis esa conversación.
Don't record that conversation.
vosotros
No registren sus opiniones en el acta.
Do not record their opinions in the minutes.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive instead of subjunctive for negative commands.
Correct: Say 'no registres' not 'no registrar'.
Why: Negative commands always use the subjunctive mood.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'no'.
Correct: Always include 'no' before the verb in negative commands.
Why: The 'no' is what makes it a negative command.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: registro
The present tense 'registro', 'registras', 'registra', etc., is for current actions, habits, or general truths about recording.
Preterite
yo: registré
The preterite of registrar is regular: registré, registraste, registró, registramos, registrasteis, registraron.
Imperfect
yo: registraba
The imperfect 'registraba' describes ongoing or habitual past actions of recording.
Future
yo: registraré
The future tense 'registraré', 'registrarás', etc., states what will be recorded.
Conditional
yo: registraría
The conditional 'registraría' expresses hypothetical 'would' actions, polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
Present Subjunctive
yo: registre
Use 'registre' (yo/él/ella/usted) and 'registren' (ellos/ellas/ustedes) after expressions of doubt, desire, or emotion.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: registrara
The imperfect subjunctive forms like 'registrara' or 'registrara' are used for past hypotheticals or polite requests.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: registra
Use the imperative 'registra' (tú) and 'registren' (ustedes) for direct commands to record.