rezar Negative Imperative Conjugation
rezar — to pray
The negative imperative of rezar always uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.
rezar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to pray or to stop praying.
Notes on rezar in the Negative Imperative
All forms use 'c' instead of 'z' because they are derived from the present subjunctive (ending in 'e').
Example Sentences
No reces tan rápido.
Don't pray so fast.
tú
No recen aquí, por favor.
Don't pray here, please.
No recemos todavía.
Let's not pray yet.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no reza
Correct: no reces
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: rezo
The present tense of rezar is regular, following standard -ar endings.
Preterite
yo: recé
The preterite of rezar features a spelling change in the first person (recé) to maintain the soft 'c' sound.
Imperfect
yo: rezaba
The imperfect of rezar is regular, using the standard -aba endings.
Future
yo: rezaré
The future tense of rezar is regular: just add the endings to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: rezaría
The conditional of rezar is regular: infinitive + ía, ías, ía...
Present Subjunctive
yo: rece
The present subjunctive of rezar uses a 'c' instead of a 'z' in all forms (rece, reces...).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: rezara
The imperfect subjunctive of rezar is regular, based on the 'rezaron' stem.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: reza
The imperative of rezar uses 'reza' for tú and 'rece' for formal commands.