sugerir Negative Imperative Conjugation
sugerir — to suggest
All negative commands for sugerir use the present subjunctive: no sugieras, no sugiera, no sugiramos, no sugiráis, no sugieran.
sugerir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to suggest a certain idea or to stop making recommendations.
Notes on sugerir in the Negative Imperative
Remember that the 'nosotros' and 'vosotros' forms use the 'i' stem (sugiramos, sugiráis), while others use 'ie'.
Example Sentences
No sugieras eso, es mala idea.
Don't suggest that; it's a bad idea.
tú
No sugiramos nada todavía.
Let's not suggest anything yet.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no sugeras
Correct: no sugieras
Why: Negative commands must follow the subjunctive stem-changing rules.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sugiero
Sugerir is an e-to-ie stem-changer in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: sugiero, sugieres, sugiere, sugerimos, sugerís, sugieren.
Preterite
yo: sugerí
Sugerir has a third-person stem change (e-to-i): sugerí, sugeriste, sugirió, sugerimos, sugeristeis, sugirieron.
Imperfect
yo: sugería
Sugerir is completely regular in the imperfect: sugería, sugerías, sugería, sugeríamos, sugeríais, sugerían.
Future
yo: sugeriré
Sugerir is regular in the future: sugeriré, sugerirás, sugerirá, sugeriremos, sugeriréis, sugerirán.
Conditional
yo: sugeriría
Sugerir is regular in the conditional: sugeriría, sugerirías, sugeriría, sugeriríamos, sugeriríais, sugerirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sugiera
Sugerir is an e-to-ie stem changer, but also changes e-to-i in nosotros/vosotros: sugiera, sugieras, sugiera, sugiramos, sugiráis, sugieran.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sugiriera
Built from the 3rd person preterite stem 'sugir-': sugiriera, sugirieras, sugiriera, sugiriéramos, sugirierais, sugirieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sugiere
Use 'sugiere' (tú) or 'sugiera' (usted) to give direct advice or commands.