sonreír Negative Imperative Conjugation
sonreír — to smile
The negative imperative uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no sonrías, no sonría.
sonreír Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to smile, perhaps if they are being inappropriate or if they need to look serious.
Notes on sonreír in the Negative Imperative
All forms are identical to the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No sonrías ahora, esto es un asunto serio.
Don't smile now, this is a serious matter.
tú
Por favor, no sonría mientras el juez habla.
Please, do not smile while the judge is speaking.
usted
No sonriáis, tenemos que parecer enfadados.
Don't smile (plural), we have to look angry.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no sonríe
Correct: no sonrías
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative 'tú' form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sonrío
Sonreír features a stem change (e > í) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: sonreí
Sonreír is a stem-changer in the preterite, changing 'e' to 'i' in the third-person forms: sonrió and sonrieron.
Imperfect
yo: sonreía
The imperfect of sonreír is regular: sonreía, sonreías, sonreía, sonreíamos, sonreíais, sonreían.
Future
yo: sonreiré
Sonreír is regular in the future: just add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: sonreiría
The conditional of sonreír is regular: sonreiría, sonreirías, sonreiría, sonreiríamos, sonreiríais, sonreirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sonría
The present subjunctive changes the 'e' to 'í' (sonría) or 'i' (sonriamos).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sonriera
The imperfect subjunctive is built from the third-person plural preterite: sonriera, sonrieras, sonriera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sonríe
The imperative uses sonríe (tú) and sonría (usted) to command someone to smile.