temblar Negative Imperative Conjugation
temblar — to shiver
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no tiembles, no tiemble, no temblemos, no tembléis, no tiemblen.
temblar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to stop shivering or to tell a structure not to shake (poetically).
Notes on temblar in the Negative Imperative
Like the present subjunctive, the stem change e > ie occurs in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Example Sentences
No tiembles, todo va a estar bien.
Don't tremble, everything is going to be okay.
tú
No tembléis, mantened la calma.
Don't tremble (you all), stay calm.
vosotros
No tiemblen ante las dificultades.
Don't tremble before difficulties.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no tiembla' for a command.
Correct: no tiembles
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive mood, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: tiemblo
Temblar has an e to ie stem change in the 'boot' forms: tiemblo, tiemblas, tiembla, temblamos, tembláis, tiemblan.
Preterite
yo: temblé
Temblar is completely regular in the preterite: temblé, temblaste, tembló, temblamos, temblasteis, temblaron.
Imperfect
yo: temblaba
The imperfect of temblar is regular: temblaba, temblabas, temblaba, temblábamos, temblabais, temblaban.
Future
yo: temblaré
The future tense of temblar is regular: temblaré, temblarás, temblará, temblaremos, temblaréis, temblarán.
Conditional
yo: temblaría
The conditional is regular: temblaría, temblarías, temblaría, temblaríamos, temblaríais, temblarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: tiemble
Temblar undergoes an e to ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: tiemble, tiembles, tiemble, temblemos, tembléis, tiemblen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: temblara
The imperfect subjunctive of temblar is built from the third-person plural preterite: temblara, temblaras, temblara, tembláramos, temblarais, temblaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: tiembla
The affirmative imperative uses the stem change for 'tú' and 'usted(es)': tiembla, temblad, tiemble, tiemblen.