traficar Negative Imperative Conjugation
traficar — to traffic
The negative imperative of traficar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no trafiques, no trafique, no trafiquemos, no trafiquéis, no trafiquen.
traficar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to forbid someone from trafficking (e.g., 'Don't traffic drugs!').
Notes on traficar in the Negative Imperative
Since the negative imperative is identical to the present subjunctive, the 'c' changes to 'qu' in all forms to maintain the hard 'k' sound.
Example Sentences
No trafiques con mercancía ilegal.
Don't traffic in illegal merchandise.
tú
No trafiquen con la salud de la gente.
Don't traffic with people's health.
No trafiquemos con influencias políticas.
Let's not trade in political influence.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no traficas
Correct: no trafiques
Why: Negative commands must use subjunctive endings, not indicative endings.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: trafico
The present tense of traficar is completely regular: trafico, traficas, trafica, traficamos, traficáis, trafican.
Preterite
yo: trafiqué
The preterite of traficar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'trafiqué'.
Imperfect
yo: traficaba
The imperfect of traficar is regular: traficaba, traficabas, traficaba, traficábamos, traficabais, traficaban.
Future
yo: traficaré
The future tense of traficar is regular: traficaré, traficarás, traficará, traficaremos, traficaréis, traficarán.
Conditional
yo: traficaría
The conditional of traficar is regular: traficaría, traficarías, traficaría, traficaríamos, traficaríais, traficarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: trafique
The present subjunctive of traficar requires a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: trafique, trafiques, trafique, trafiquemos, trafiquéis, trafiquen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: traficara
The imperfect subjunctive of traficar is regular based on the third-person plural preterite: traficara, traficaras, traficara, traficáramos, traficarais, traficaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: trafica
The imperative of traficar uses the 'qu' spelling change for formal commands (trafique, trafiquen).