soñar Negative Imperative Conjugation
soñar — to dream
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no sueñes, no sueñe, no soñemos, no soñéis, no sueñen.
soñar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to dream about something, often used to discourage unrealistic expectations.
Notes on soñar in the Negative Imperative
Follows the present subjunctive rules, including the 'ue' stem change for all forms except nosotros/vosotros.
Example Sentences
No sueñes con cosas imposibles.
Don't dream about impossible things.
tú
No soñemos con el pasado.
Let's not dream about the past.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no sueña
Correct: no sueñes
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive ending (-es), not the indicative ending (-a).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sueño
Soñar is a stem-changing verb where the 'o' becomes 'ue' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: soñé
The preterite of soñar is regular: soñé, soñaste, soñó, soñamos, soñasteis, soñaron.
Imperfect
yo: soñaba
The imperfect of soñar is regular: soñaba, soñabas, soñaba, soñábamos, soñabais, soñaban.
Future
yo: soñaré
The future of soñar is regular: soñaré, soñarás, soñará, soñaremos, soñaréis, soñarán.
Conditional
yo: soñaría
The conditional of soñar is regular: soñaría, soñarías, soñaría, soñaríamos, soñaríais, soñarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sueñe
In the present subjunctive, soñar keeps its 'o to ue' stem change in the same pattern as the present indicative.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: soñara
The imperfect subjunctive of soñar is regular: soñara, soñaras, soñara, soñáramos, soñarais, soñaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sueña
The imperative uses 'sueña' for tú and 'soñad' for vosotros.