valer Negative Imperative Conjugation
valer — to be worth
The negative imperative of valer always uses the 'valg-' stem: no valgas, no valga, no valgamos, no valgáis, no valgan.
valer Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone or something not to have a certain value or not to be useful in a specific context.
Notes on valer in the Negative Imperative
All negative commands for valer are identical to their respective present subjunctive forms.
Example Sentences
No valgas menos de lo que realmente eres.
Don't be worth less than you really are.
tú
No valgan estas excusas en el juicio.
Let these excuses not be valid (worth) in the trial.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no vale' for a command.
Correct: no valgas
Why: In Spanish, negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative 'vale'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: valgo
The present of valer is irregular only in the 'yo' form (valgo); the rest are regular: vales, vale, valemos, valéis, valen.
Preterite
yo: valí
The preterite of valer is regular: valí, valiste, valió, valimos, valisteis, valieron.
Imperfect
yo: valía
The imperfect of valer is fully regular: valía, valías, valía, valíamos, valíais, valían.
Future
yo: valdré
The future of valer uses the irregular stem 'valdr-': valdré, valdrás, valdrá, valdremos, valdréis, valdrán.
Conditional
yo: valdría
The conditional of valer uses the irregular stem 'valdr-': valdría, valdrías, valdría, valdríamos, valdríais, valdrían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: valga
The present subjunctive of valer uses the 'g' stem: valga, valgas, valga, valgamos, valgáis, valgan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: valiera
The imperfect subjunctive of valer is formed from the preterite stem: valiera, valieras, valiera, valiéramos, valierais, valieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: vale
The imperative of valer is used to give commands: vale (tú), valga (usted), valed (vosotros), valgan (ustedes).