rondar Negative Imperative Conjugation
rondar — to patrol
Negative commands for rondar use the present subjunctive: no rondes, no ronde, no rondemos, no rondéis, no ronden.
rondar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use the negative imperative to tell someone *not* to do something. For 'rondar', it's telling someone not to patrol or not to circle something.
Notes on rondar in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands in Spanish are formed using the present subjunctive. Rondar follows this rule perfectly, using its regular present subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
No rondes esta zona; es peligrosa.
Don't patrol this area; it's dangerous.
tú
No rondéis cerca de la central nuclear.
Don't patrol near the nuclear power plant.
vosotros
No rondemos por aquí sin permiso.
Let's not patrol around here without permission.
nosotros
No ronde la casa de los vecinos.
Don't patrol the neighbors' house.
usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the affirmative imperative form for negative commands, like 'no ronda'.
Correct: Negative commands always use the subjunctive: 'no rondes' (tú) or 'no ronde' (usted).
Why: Spanish grammar dictates that negative commands are conjugated in the present subjunctive mood.
Mistake: Confusing 'no rondéis' (vosotros) with 'no ronden' (ustedes/ellos/ellas).
Correct: 'No rondéis' is for 'vosotros', while 'no ronden' is for 'ustedes' or 'ellos/ellas'.
Why: These are distinct forms for different plural groups and must be used correctly based on who you are addressing.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: rondo
The present tense of rondar (rondo, rondas, ronda, rondamos, rondáis, rondan) describes current or habitual actions.
Preterite
yo: rondé
The preterite of rondar is regular: rondé, rondaste, rondó, rondamos, rondasteis, rondaron.
Imperfect
yo: rondaba
The imperfect of rondar (rondaba, rondabas, rondaba, rondábamos, rondabais, rondaban) describes ongoing or habitual past patrolling.
Future
yo: rondaré
The future tense of rondar (rondaré, rondarás, rondará, rondaremos, rondaréis, rondarán) indicates actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: rondaría
The conditional of rondar (rondaría, rondarías, rondaría, rondaríamos, rondaríais, rondarían) expresses 'would' actions or polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
yo: ronde
The present subjunctive of rondar (ronde, rondes, rondemos, rondéis, ronden) is used for wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: rondara
The imperfect subjunctive of rondar (rondara/rondase) is used for past hypotheticals or polite requests.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ronda
The imperative of rondar is mostly regular, with 'ronda' for tú and 'rondad' for vosotros.