Conjugation tool: Imperative - negative commands
I have a suggestion for the conjugation tables regarding the Imperative section. Since the verb is conjugated differently for a negative command than for a affirmative command (por ejemplo: "no compres el libro" vs. "compra el libro"), it makes sense to me to have a separate table for these. The reference section does have this note as a guide:
Negative informal commands are very different from affirmative informal commands. They are actually more similar to the formal commands in that they use the tú form of the present subjunctive of each verb. And always make sure you have a no in front of the verb. This makes it negative
However, I bet most people are like me that they want to go to the conjugation tables and quickly scan for the correct form. So a table adjacent to the current Imperative conjugations would help a lot. I understand this would be a time-consuming project to update all of the verb tables. Over time...one verb at at time...?
What do others think about this?
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Since the verb is conjugated differently for a negative command than for a affirmative command...
It is not a question of affirmative or negative. It is a matter of being negative/affirmative and familiar.
The affirmative and negative formal commands both use the present tense, subjunctive mood endings.
Most of the pocket, paperback, verb books show both the negative and affirmative forms of both informal and formal commands, so I don't think that your recommendation is inordinate.
