robar Negative Imperative Conjugation
robar — to steal
Negative commands use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no robes, no robe, no robemos.
robar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone directly NOT to steal something.
Notes on robar in the Negative Imperative
Since it uses the present subjunctive forms, it remains regular for robar.
Example Sentences
¡No robes mi comida!
Don't steal my food!
tú
No robemos el tiempo de los demás.
Let's not steal other people's time.
nosotros
Por favor, no roben en este establecimiento.
Please, do not steal in this establishment.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: ¡No roba!
Correct: ¡No robes!
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative 'robas'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: robo
The present tense of robar follows standard -ar patterns: robo, robas, roba, robamos, robáis, roban.
Preterite
yo: robé
The preterite of robar is regular: robé, robaste, robó, robamos, robasteis, robaron.
Imperfect
yo: robaba
The imperfect of robar is regular, using the -aba ending for all forms like robaba, robabas, and robábamos.
Future
yo: robaré
The future tense of robar is formed by adding -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: robaría
The conditional of robar uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: robaría, robarías, robaría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: robe
The present subjunctive of robar changes the 'a' to 'e': robe, robes, robe, robemos, robéis, roben.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: robara
The imperfect subjunctive of robar uses the -ra endings: robara, robaras, robara, robáramos...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ¡Roba!
Affirmative commands for robar are: roba (tú), robe (usted), robad (vosotros), roben (ustedes).