tolerar Negative Imperative Conjugation
tolerar — to tolerate
No commands use the present subjunctive: no toleres (tú), no tolere (usted), no toleremos (nosotros), no toleréis (vosotros), no toleren (ustedes).
tolerar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
You use the negative imperative to tell someone *not* to do something. It's the flip side of the positive command.
Notes on tolerar in the Negative Imperative
Like all negative commands in Spanish, tolerar uses the present subjunctive forms. So, 'no toleres' is the command for 'you' (tú).
Example Sentences
No toleres las injusticias.
Don't tolerate injustices.
tú
No tolere comentarios ofensivos en su clase.
Don't tolerate offensive comments in your class.
usted
No toleremos la mala educación.
Let's not tolerate bad manners.
nosotros
No toleréis falsas promesas.
Don't put up with false promises.
vosotros
No toleren el acoso escolar.
Don't tolerate school bullying.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the indicative instead of the subjunctive for negative commands.
Correct: It should be 'no toleres' (subjunctive), not 'no toleras' (indicative).
Why: Spanish grammar dictates using the present subjunctive after 'no' for negative commands.
Mistake: Confusing the tú and usted negative commands.
Correct: 'No toleres' is for tú (informal you), and 'no tolere' is for usted (formal you).
Why: These are distinct forms derived from the present subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: tolero
The present indicative of tolerar is regular: tolero, toleras, tolera, toleramos, toleráis, toleran.
Preterite
yo: toleré
The preterite of tolerar is regular: toleré, toleraste, toleró, toleramos, tolerasteis, toleraron.
Imperfect
yo: toleraba
The imperfect of tolerar is regular: toleraba, tolerabas, toleraba, tolerábamos, tolerabais, toleraban.
Future
yo: toleraré
The future of tolerar is regular: toleraré, tolerarás, tolerará, toleraremos, toleraréis, tolerarán.
Conditional
yo: toleraría
The conditional of tolerar is regular: toleraría, tolerarías, toleraría, toleraríamos, toleraríais, tolerarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: tolere
The present subjunctive of tolerar is regular: tolere, toleres, tolere, toleremos, toleréis, toleren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: tolerara
The imperfect subjunctive of tolerar is regular: tolerara/tolerase, toleraras/tolerases, tolerara/tolerase, toleráramos/tolerásemos, tolerarais/toleraseis, toleraran/tolerasen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: tolera
Use 'tolera' (tú), 'tolere' (usted), 'toleremos' (nosotros), 'tolerad' (vosotros), 'toleren' (ustedes) for direct commands.