sonar Negative Imperative Conjugation
sonar — to ring
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no suenes, no suene, no sonemos, no sonéis, no suenen.
sonar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use to tell someone NOT to make a sound or ring something.
Notes on sonar in the Negative Imperative
These forms are identical to the present subjunctive. Remember the o > ue stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Example Sentences
No suenes el claxon aquí.
Don't honk the horn here.
tú
No suenen los tambores todavía.
Don't sound the drums yet.
ustedes
No sonéis la campana hasta que yo diga.
Don't ring the bell until I say so.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no suena' for a command.
Correct: no suenes
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive ending (-es for -ar verbs), not the indicative ending (-a).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sueno
Sonar is a stem-changing verb where the 'o' becomes 'ue' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: soné
The preterite of sonar is regular: soné, sonaste, sonó, sonamos, sonasteis, sonaron.
Imperfect
yo: sonaba
The imperfect of sonar is regular: sonaba, sonabas, sonaba, sonábamos, sonabais, sonaban.
Future
yo: sonaré
The future of sonar is regular: sonaré, sonarás, sonará, sonaremos, sonaréis, sonarán.
Conditional
yo: sonaría
The conditional of sonar is regular: sonaría, sonarías, sonaría, sonaríamos, sonaríais, sonarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: suene
The present subjunctive of sonar features the o > ue stem change: suene, suenes, suene, sonemos, sonéis, suenen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sonara
The imperfect subjunctive of sonar is regular: sonara, sonaras, sonara, sonáramos, sonarais, sonaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ¡Suena!
Use the imperative to command someone to make something sound: ¡suena! (tú), ¡suene! (usted), ¡sonad! (vosotros).