reprochar Negative Imperative Conjugation
reprochar — to reproach
Negative commands for reprochar use the present subjunctive: no reproches (tú), no reproche (usted), no reprochemos (nosotros), no reprochéis (vosotros), no reprochen (ustedes).
reprochar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use the negative imperative when you want to forbid someone from doing something directly. For 'reprochar', it means telling someone *not* to reproach someone else.
Notes on reprochar in the Negative Imperative
Negative commands in Spanish always use the present subjunctive. Reprochar is regular in the present subjunctive, so its negative imperative forms are regular too.
Example Sentences
No reproches sus errores delante de todos.
Don't reproach their mistakes in front of everyone.
tú
Por favor, no reproche al cliente.
Please, don't reproach the client.
usted
No reprochemos sus decisiones ahora.
Let's not reproach their decisions now.
nosotros
No reprochéis su falta de experiencia.
Don't reproach their lack of experience.
vosotros
No reprochen el pasado, miren al futuro.
Don't reproach the past, look to the future.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive 'reprochar' with 'no'.
Correct: No reprochar means 'not to reproach' in general, but 'no reproches' is the command 'don't reproach'.
Why: Negative commands require the subjunctive mood, not the infinitive.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'reprochéis' (vosotros).
Correct: The correct form is 'no reprochéis'.
Why: The accent is necessary to maintain the correct pronunciation and distinguish it from other forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: reprocho
The present indicative of reprochar is regular: reprocho, reprochas, reprocha, reprochamos, reprocháis, reprochan.
Preterite
yo: reproché
The preterite of reprochar is regular: reproché, reprochaste, reprochó, reprochamos, reprochasteis, reprocharon.
Imperfect
yo: reprochaba
The imperfect of reprochar is regular: reprochaba, reprochabas, reprochaba, reprochábamos, reprochabais, reprochaban.
Future
yo: reprocharé
The future of reprochar is regular: reprocharé, reprocharás, reprochará, reprocharemos, reprocharéis, reprocharán.
Conditional
yo: reprocharía
The conditional of reprochar is regular: reprocharía, reprocharías, reprocharía, reprocharíamos, reprocharíais, reprocharían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: reproche
The present subjunctive of reprochar is: reproche (yo/él/ella/usted), reproches (tú), reprochemos (nosotros), reprochéis (vosotros), reprochen (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: reprochara
The imperfect subjunctive of reprochar has two forms: reprochara/reprochase (yo/él/ella/usted) and reprocharan/reprochasen (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: reprocha
Commands in the imperative for reprochar are: reprocha (tú), reproche (usted), reprochemos (nosotros), reprochad (vosotros), reprochen (ustedes).