suscitar Negative Imperative Conjugation
suscitar — to give rise to
Negative commands for suscitar use the present subjunctive: no suscites, no suscite, no suscitemos, no susciten, no suscitéis, no susciten.
suscitar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use the negative imperative to tell someone *not* to do something. For example, 'No suscites problemas innecesarios' (Don't cause unnecessary problems).
Notes on suscitar in the Negative Imperative
Suscitar is regular in the negative imperative, which always uses the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No suscites pánico entre la gente.
Don't cause panic among the people.
tú
No susciten controversia con sus comentarios.
Don't stir up controversy with your comments.
ustedes
No suscitemos desconfianza entre nosotros.
Let's not foster distrust among ourselves.
nosotros
Por favor, no suscite dudas sobre su honestidad.
Please, do not raise doubts about his honesty.
usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive after 'no'.
Correct: Use 'no suscites' (tú), not 'no suscitar'.
Why: Negative commands require a conjugated verb in the subjunctive mood.
Mistake: Forgetting 'no' when giving a negative command.
Correct: Always include 'no' before the subjunctive verb for negative commands.
Why: The 'no' is essential to make the command negative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: suscito
The present indicative of suscitar is regular: suscito, suscita, suscita, suscitamos, suscitáis, suscitan.
Preterite
yo: suscité
The preterite of suscitar is regular: suscité, suscitaste, suscitó, suscitamos, suscitasteis, suscitaron.
Imperfect
yo: suscitaba
The imperfect of suscitar is regular: suscitaba, suscitabas, suscitaba, suscitábamos, suscitabais, suscitaban.
Future
yo: suscitaré
The future of suscitar is regular: suscitaré, suscitarás, suscitará, suscitaremos, suscitaréis, suscitarán.
Conditional
yo: suscitaría
The conditional of suscitar is regular: suscitaría, suscitarías, suscitaría, suscitaríamos, suscitaríais, suscitarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: suscite
The present subjunctive of suscitar is: suscite, suscites, suscitemos, suscite, suscitéis, susciten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: suscitara
The imperfect subjunctive of suscitar has two forms, like suscitara/suscitase, suscitaras/suscitases, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: suscita
The imperative of suscitar uses 'suscita', 'suscite', 'suscitemos', 'suscite', 'suscitad', 'susciten'.