replicar Negative Imperative Conjugation
replicar — to answer back
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no repliques, no replique, no repliquemos, no repliquéis, no repliquen.
replicar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to talk back or to stop them from duplicating something.
Notes on replicar in the Negative Imperative
All forms use the 'qu' spelling change to maintain the hard 'k' sound of the root.
Example Sentences
¡No me repliques!
Don't talk back to me!
tú
No repliquen los errores de la generación anterior.
Do not replicate the mistakes of the previous generation.
ustedes
No repliquemos este comportamiento en la oficina.
Let's not replicate this behavior in the office.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the affirmative form with 'no' (e.g., 'no replica').
Correct: no repliques
Why: Negative commands in Spanish must use the subjunctive forms, never the indicative 'tú' form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: replico
Replicar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: replico, replicas, replica, replicamos, replicáis, replican.
Preterite
yo: repliqué
Replicar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form: repliqué, replicaste, replicó, replicamos, replicasteis, replicaron.
Imperfect
yo: replicaba
The imperfect of replicar is regular: replicaba, replicabas, replicaba, replicábamos, replicabais, replicaban.
Future
yo: replicaré
The future of replicar is regular: just add the endings to the infinitive (replicaré, replicarás, etc.).
Conditional
yo: replicaría
The conditional of replicar is regular: replicaría, replicarías, replicaría, replicaríamos, replicaríais, replicarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: replique
The present subjunctive of replicar requires a spelling change to keep the 'k' sound: replique, repliques, replique, repliquemos, repliquéis, repliquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: replicara
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the third-person plural preterite: replicara, replicaras, replicara, replicáramos, replicarais, replicaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: replica
The affirmative imperative gives direct orders: replica (tú), replique (usted), repliquemos (nosotros), replicad (vosotros), repliquen (ustedes).