restablecer Negative Imperative Conjugation
restablecer — to restore
The negative imperative always uses the 'zc' stem: no restablezcas, no restablezca, no restablezcamos, no restablezcáis, no restablezcan.
restablecer Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to restore or reset something, like a warning on a computer screen.
Notes on restablecer in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands are identical to the present subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
No restablezcas el sistema todavía.
Don't restore the system yet.
tú
No restablezca la configuración sin permiso.
Don't restore the configuration without permission.
usted
No restablezcáis el contacto con ellos.
Don't (you all) restore contact with them.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no restablece'.
Correct: no restablezcas
Why: Negative 'tú' commands never use the indicative form; they must use the subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: restablezco
Restablecer follows the -zco pattern in the first person: restablezco, restableces, restablece, restablecemos, restablecéis, restablecen.
Preterite
yo: restablecí
Restablecer is regular in the preterite: restablecí, restableciste, restableció, restablecimos, restablecisteis, restablecieron.
Imperfect
yo: restablecía
The imperfect of restablecer is regular: restablecía, restablecías, restablecía, restablecíamos, restablecíais, restablecían.
Future
yo: restableceré
The future of restablecer is regular: restableceré, restablecerás, restablecerá, restableceremos, restableceréis, restablecerán.
Conditional
yo: restablecería
The conditional of restablecer is regular: restablecería, restablecerías, restablecería, restableceríamos, restableceríais, restablecerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: restablezca
The present subjunctive uses the 'zc' stem for all forms: restablezca, restablezcas, restablezca, restablezcamos, restablezcáis, restablezcan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: restableciera
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite: restableciera, restablecieras, restableciera, restableciéramos, restablecierais, restablecieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: restablece
The imperative uses 'restablece' for tú and 'restablezca' for formal commands.