sobrevivir Negative Imperative Conjugation
sobrevivir — to survive
The negative imperative of sobrevivir uses the present subjunctive: no sobrevivas, no sobreviva, no sobrevivamos, no sobreviváis, no sobrevivan.
sobrevivir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Though rare, this is used to tell someone not to just 'survive' but to thrive, or in metaphorical contexts.
Notes on sobrevivir in the Negative Imperative
Sobrevivir is regular in the negative imperative, following the standard subjunctive-based rules.
Example Sentences
No sobrevivas solamente, ¡vive!
Don't just survive, live!
tú
No sobrevivan a base de comida rápida.
Don't survive on fast food.
ustedes
No sobrevivamos de milagro, busquemos una solución.
Let's not survive by a miracle, let's look for a solution.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no sobrevive
Correct: no sobrevivas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sobrevivo
Sobrevivir is completely regular in the present tense: sobrevivo, sobrevives, sobrevive, sobrevivimos, sobrevivís, sobreviven.
Preterite
yo: sobreviví
Sobrevivir is regular in the preterite: sobreviví, sobreviviste, sobrevivió, sobrevivimos, sobrevivisteis, sobrevivieron.
Imperfect
yo: sobrevivía
Sobrevivir in the imperfect follows regular -ir patterns: sobrevivía, sobrevivías, sobrevivía, sobrevivíamos, sobrevivíais, sobrevivían.
Future
yo: sobreviviré
The future of sobrevivir uses the infinitive plus standard endings: sobreviviré, sobrevivirás, sobrevivirá, sobreviviremos, sobreviviréis, sobrevivirán.
Conditional
yo: sobreviviría
Sobrevivir is regular in the conditional: sobreviviría, sobrevivirías, sobreviviría, sobreviviríamos, sobreviviríais, sobrevivirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sobreviva
The present subjunctive of sobrevivir is regular: sobreviva, sobrevivas, sobreviva, sobrevivamos, sobreviváis, sobrevivan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sobreviviera
Sobrevivir in the imperfect subjunctive uses the preterite stem: sobreviviera, sobrevivieras, sobreviviera, sobreviviéramos, sobrevivierais, sobrevivieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sobrevive
The imperative of sobrevivir is regular: sobrevive (tú), sobreviva (usted), sobrevivamos (nosotros), sobrevivíd (vosotros), sobrevivan (ustedes).