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Deber (to owe) - Imperativo negativo, imperativo (Negative imperative, imperative) - Spanish

 Deber (to owe) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Deber - Conjugation of to owe 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: Deber (to owe) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

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Conjugation of to owe in Imperativo negativo

  • No debo! You must not!
  • No debas! He/She must not owe.
  • No deba! Let's not owe!
  • No debamos! You (plural) must not owe!
  • No debáis! They must not owe

Example phrases

  • No debo comer tantas patatas fritas! I must not eat so many chips!
  • No debas olvidar la lista de cosas que hacer! You must not forget the to-do list!
  • No deba ganar experiencia en un trabajo si no quiere! Don't owe gaining experience in a job if you don't want to!
  • No debamos salir con la posibilidad de lluvia! You must not go out with the possibility of rain!
  • No debáis comprar el billete tan tarde! They must not owe to buy the ticket so late!

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - deber (to owe)

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

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Deber (Imperativo negativo, imperativo)

1. ... comer tantas patatas fritas!

No debo comer tantas patatas fritas!
(I must not eat so many chips!)

2. ... salir con la posibilidad de lluvia!

No debamos salir con la posibilidad de lluvia!
(You must not go out with the possibility of rain!)

3. ... olvidar la lista de cosas que hacer!

No debas olvidar la lista de cosas que hacer!
(You must not forget the to-do list!)

4. ... comprar el billete tan tarde!

No debáis comprar el billete tan tarde!
(They must not owe to buy the ticket so late!)

5. ... ganar experiencia en un trabajo si no quiere!

No deba ganar experiencia en un trabajo si no quiere!
(Don't owe gaining experience in a job if you don't want to!)