resucitar Negative Imperative Conjugation
resucitar — to bring back to life
Use 'no resucites' (tú) and 'no resucite' (usted) for negative commands with resucitar.
resucitar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
You use the negative imperative to tell someone *not* to do something. For 'resucitar', it's often used figuratively, like 'No resucites viejas rencillas' (Don't bring up old grudges).
Notes on resucitar in the Negative Imperative
Resucitar is regular in the negative imperative. All negative commands use the present subjunctive form.
Example Sentences
No resucites ese tema, por favor.
Don't bring up that topic again, please.
tú
No resuciten fantasmas del pasado.
Don't bring up ghosts from the past.
No resucite la discusión.
Don't reignite the argument.
usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the affirmative command form with 'no'.
Correct: It should be 'no resucites', not 'no resucita'.
Why: Negative commands always use the subjunctive mood form.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on vosotros' 'no resucitéis'.
Correct: It's 'no resucitéis', with an accent on the 'e'.
Why: The accent is needed to maintain the correct pronunciation and stress in the vosotros subjunctive form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: resucito
The present tense of resucitar (resucito, resucita) describes current actions or general truths.
Preterite
yo: resucité
The preterite of resucitar (resucité, resucitaste, resucitó) marks completed actions in the past.
Imperfect
yo: resucitaba
The imperfect of resucitar (resucitaba, resucitaban) describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Future
yo: resucitaré
The future tense of resucitar (resucitaré, resucitará) indicates actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: resucitaría
The conditional of resucitar (resucitaría, resucitarían) expresses hypotheticals ('would').
Present Subjunctive
yo: resucite
The present subjunctive of resucitar (resucite, resuciten) is used for wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: resucitara
The imperfect subjunctive of resucitar (resucitara/resucitaran) expresses past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: resucita
Use 'resucita' (tú) and 'resucite' (usted) for direct commands with resucitar.