votar Negative Imperative Conjugation
votar — to vote
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no votes, no vote, no votéis, no voten.
votar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone not to vote for a specific person or to not skip the voting process.
Notes on votar in the Negative Imperative
Regular. All negative commands for -ar verbs use 'e' endings.
Example Sentences
No votes sin leer las propuestas.
Don't vote without reading the proposals.
tú
No voten por impulso.
Don't vote on impulse.
ustedes
No votemos por el candidato equivocado.
Let's not vote for the wrong candidate.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no vota' for a command.
Correct: Use 'no votes'.
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: voto
The present tense of votar is completely regular: voto, votas, vota, votamos, votáis, votan.
Preterite
yo: voté
The preterite of votar follows the regular -ar pattern: voté, votaste, votó, votamos, votasteis, votaron.
Imperfect
yo: votaba
The imperfect of votar is regular: votaba, votabas, votaba, votábamos, votabais, votaban.
Future
yo: votar
The future of votar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: votaré, votarás, votará, votaremos, votaréis, votarán.
Conditional
yo: votaría
The conditional of votar is regular: votaría, votarías, votaría, votaríamos, votaríais, votarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: vote
The present subjunctive of votar flips the 'a' to 'e': vote, votes, vote, votemos, votéis, voten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: votara
The imperfect subjunctive of votar uses the -ra endings: votara, votaras, votara, votáramos, votarais, votaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: vota
The affirmative imperative gives direct commands: vota (tú), vote (usted), votad (vosotros), voten (ustedes).