temer Negative Imperative Conjugation
temer — to fear
The negative imperative of temer uses subjunctive forms: no temas, no tema, no temamos, no temáis, no teman.
temer Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to reassure someone or tell them 'don't be afraid' of a specific thing.
Notes on temer in the Negative Imperative
The negative imperative is fully regular and identical to the present subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
No temas, todo va a salir bien.
Don't be afraid, everything is going to be okay.
tú
No teman los cambios que vienen.
Don't fear the changes that are coming.
ustedes
No temamos a la verdad.
Let us not fear the truth.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no teme
Correct: no temas
Why: Negative commands for tú must use the subjunctive 'as' ending, not the indicative 'e'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: temo
The present tense of temer is regular: temo, temes, teme, tememos, teméis, temen.
Preterite
yo: temí
Temer is regular in the preterite: temí, temiste, temió, temimos, temisteis, temieron.
Imperfect
yo: temía
The imperfect of temer is regular: temía, temías, temía, temíamos, temíais, temían.
Future
yo: temeré
The future of temer uses the infinitive as a base: temeré, temerás, temerá, temeremos, temeréis, temerán.
Conditional
yo: temería
The conditional of temer is regular: temería, temerías, temería, temeríamos, temeríais, temerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: tema
The present subjunctive of temer is regular: tema, temas, tema, temamos, temáis, teman.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: temiera
The imperfect subjunctive of temer is regular: temiera, temieras, temiera, temiéramos, temierais, temieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: teme
The affirmative imperative of temer: teme (tú), tema (usted), temamos (nosotros), temed (vosotros), teman (ustedes).