sembrar Negative Imperative Conjugation
sembrar — to sow
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no siembres, no siembre.
sembrar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to plant something, perhaps because the soil is bad or the timing is wrong.
Notes on sembrar in the Negative Imperative
It follows the same e-to-ie stem change rules as the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No siembres eso todavía, hace frío.
Don't sow that yet; it's cold.
tú
No sembremos hoy porque va a llover.
Let's not sow today because it's going to rain.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'no siembra' for the negative command.
Correct: No siembres
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: siembro
Sembrar has an e-to-ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: sembré
Sembrar is completely regular in the preterite: sembré, sembraste, sembró.
Imperfect
yo: sembraba
Sembrar is regular in the imperfect: sembraba, sembrabas, sembraba.
Future
yo: sembraré
Sembrar is regular in the future: sembraré, sembrarás, sembrará.
Conditional
yo: sembraría
Sembrar is regular in the conditional: sembraría, sembrarías, sembraría.
Present Subjunctive
yo: siembre
The present subjunctive follows the stem change: siembre, siembres, siembre, sembremos.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sembrara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: sembrara, sembraras, sembrara.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: siembra
Use 'siembra' (tú) or 'siembren' (ustedes) to give direct orders to plant.