sobrar Negative Imperative Conjugation
sobrar — to be left over
The negative imperative of sobrar uses present subjunctive forms: no sobres, no sobre, no sobremos, no sobréis, no sobren.
sobrar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to be extra or unnecessary, or to tell someone not to let things be left over.
Notes on sobrar in the Negative Imperative
Sobrar is regular here. All negative commands for -ar verbs use the 'e' vowel from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No sobres en la reunión, mantén un perfil bajo.
Don't be extra/unnecessary in the meeting; keep a low profile.
tú
No sobremos en gastos este mes.
Let's not have excess expenses this month.
nosotros
No sobren con sus comentarios, por favor.
Don't overdo it with your comments, please.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'no sobra' for the negative tú command.
Correct: no sobres
Why: Negative commands always use the subjunctive 's' ending for tú.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sobro
The present tense of sobrar is regular: sobro, sobras, sobra, sobramos, sobráis, sobran.
Preterite
yo: sobré
The preterite of sobrar follows regular -ar patterns: sobré, sobraste, sobró, sobramos, sobrasteis, sobraron.
Imperfect
yo: sobraba
The imperfect of sobrar uses the regular -aba endings: sobraba, sobrabas, sobraba, sobrábamos, sobrabais, sobraban.
Future
yo: sobraré
The future tense of sobrar is formed regularly by adding endings to the infinitive: sobraré, sobrarás, sobrará.
Conditional
yo: sobraría
The conditional of sobrar is regular: sobraría, sobrarías, sobraría, sobraríamos, sobraríais, sobrarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sobre
The present subjunctive of sobrar is regular: sobre, sobres, sobre, sobremos, sobréis, sobren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sobrara
The imperfect subjunctive of sobrar is regular: sobrara, sobraras, sobrara, sobráramos, sobrarais, sobraran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sobra
The affirmative imperative of sobrar is: sobra (tú), sobre (usted), sobremos (nosotros), sobrad (vosotros), sobren (ustedes).