verter Negative Imperative Conjugation
verter — to pour
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no viertas, no vierta, no vertamos, no vertáis, no viertan.
verter Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use it to tell someone not to pour something, such as 'No viertas el aceite usado por el desagüe'.
Notes on verter in the Negative Imperative
It follows the same rules as the present subjunctive, including the e > ie stem change (except for nosotros/vosotros).
Example Sentences
No viertas más agua en la planta.
Don't pour any more water on the plant.
tú
No viertan sus secretos a desconocidos.
Don't pour (spill) your secrets to strangers.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no viertes'.
Correct: no viertas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive mood, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: vierto
Verter is a stem-changing verb (e > ie) in the present tense, except for nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: vertí
Verter is regular in the preterite, following the standard -er ending pattern.
Imperfect
yo: vertía
Verter is completely regular in the imperfect: vertía, vertías, vertía, vertíamos, vertíais, vertían.
Future
yo: verteré
The future of verter is regular, formed by adding endings to the infinitive: verteré, verterás, etc.
Conditional
yo: vertería
The conditional of verter is regular: vertería, verterías, vertería, verteríamos, verteríais, verterían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: vierta
The present subjunctive of verter follows the e > ie stem change: vierta, viertas, vierta, vertamos, vertáis, viertan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: vertiera
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the preterite stem: vertiera, vertieras, vertiera, vertiéramos, vertierais, vertieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: vierte
The imperative uses the stem-changed 'vierte' for tú and 'vierta' for usted.