vagar Negative Imperative Conjugation
vagar — to wander
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no vagues, no vague, no vaguemos, no vaguéis, no vaguen.
vagar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to wander off or stray from a path.
Notes on vagar in the Negative Imperative
All forms require the 'gu' spelling change because the endings all start with 'e'.
Example Sentences
No vagues por el bosque de noche.
Don't wander through the forest at night.
tú
No vaguéis lejos del campamento.
Don't wander (plural/informal) far from the camp.
vosotros
No vague por zonas peligrosas.
Don't wander (formal) through dangerous areas.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no vagas
Correct: no vagues
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive, not the indicative present.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: vago
Vagar is completely regular in the present tense: vago, vagas, vaga, vagamos, vagáis, vagan.
Preterite
yo: vagué
The preterite of vagar is regular except for the 'yo' form (vagué), which adds a 'u' to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect
yo: vagaba
The imperfect of vagar is regular: vagaba, vagabas, vagaba, vagábamos, vagabais, vagaban.
Future
yo: vagaré
The future of vagar is regular: vagaré, vagarás, vagará, vagaremos, vagaréis, vagarán.
Conditional
yo: vagaría
The conditional of vagar is regular: vagaría, vagarías, vagaría, vagaríamos, vagaríais, vagarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: vague
The present subjunctive of vagar features a 'gu' spelling change in all forms: vague, vagues, vague, vaguemos, vaguéis, vaguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: vagara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite stem: vagara, vagaras, vagara, vagáramos, vagarais, vagaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: vaga
The imperative of vagar uses 'vaga' for tú and 'vague(n)' for formal commands.