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Contestar (to answer) - Imperativo negativo, imperativo (Negative imperative, imperative) - Spanish

 Contestar (to answer) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Contestar - Conjugation of to answer in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the negative imperative, imperative tense (Imperativo negativo, imperativo).

Imperativo negativo, imperativo (Negative imperative, imperative)

All conjugations and tenses: Contestar (to answer) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Contrátame (Hire me)

Conjugation of to answer in Imperativo negativo

  • No conteste! You do not answer
  • No contestes! Do not answer!
  • No conteste! You do not answer
  • No contestemos! Let's not answer!
  • No contestéis! Don't answer!

Example phrases

  • No conteste! Mustro cómo hacerla maleta. You do not answer! I show how to pack the suitcase.
  • No contestes! Vamos a descubrir la naturaleza. Do not answer! Let's discover nature.
  • No conteste! Está probando la comida. Don't answer! He is tasting the food.
  • No contestemos! Debemos volver al hotel. You all don't answer! We must return to the hotel.
  • No contestéis! Aún estamos caminando en el bosque. They should not answer! We are still walking in the forest.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - contestar (to answer)

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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Contestar (Imperativo negativo, imperativo)

1. ...! mustro cómo hacerla maleta.

No conteste! mustro cómo hacerla maleta.
(Don't answer! I’ll show you how to pack the suitcase.)

2. ...! está probando la comida.

No conteste! está probando la comida.
(Do not answer! He/She is tasting the food.)

3. ...! aún estamos caminando en el bosque.

No contestéis! aún estamos caminando en el bosque.
(Don't answer! We are still walking in the forest.)

4. ...! debemos volver al hotel.

No contestemos! debemos volver al hotel.
(Let's not answer! We must go back to the hotel.)

5. ...! vamos a descubrir la naturaleza.

No contestes! vamos a descubrir la naturaleza.
(Don't answer! Let's discover nature.)