How to conjugate Negar in Spanish
To deny Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Negar
- Negar in the Indicative Present
- Negar in the Indicative Preterite
- Negar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Negar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Negar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Negar in the Indicative Future
- Negar in the Indicative Conditional
- Negar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Negar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Negar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Negar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Negar
- Imperative tenses of Negar
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Negar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Negar is the Spanish verb for "to deny". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to negar include: denegar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | negar | to deny |
| Past participle | negado | denied |
| Gerund | negando | denying |
Indicative Tenses of Negar
Negar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of negar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "niego", meaning "I deny".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | niego | I deny |
| Tú | niegas | you deny |
| Ella / Él / Usted | niega | s/he denies, you (formal) deny |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | negamos | we deny |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | negáis | you (plural) deny |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | niegan | they deny, you (plural formal) deny |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Negar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of negar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "negué", meaning "I denied".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | negué | I denied |
| Tú | negaste | you denied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | negó | s/he denied, you (formal) denied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | negamos | we denied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | negasteis | you (plural) denied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | negaron | they denied, you (plural formal) denied |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Negar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of negar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "negaba", meaning "I used to deny".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | negaba | I used to deny |
| Tú | negabas | you used to deny |
| Ella / Él / Usted | negaba | s/he used to deny, you (formal) used to deny |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | negábamos | we used to deny |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | negabais | you (plural) used to deny |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | negaban | they used to deny, you (plural formal) used to deny |
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Negar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of negar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy negando", meaning "I am denying".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy negando | I am denying |
| Tú | estás negando | you are denying |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está negando | s/he is denying, you (formal) are denying |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos negando | we are denying |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis negando | you (plural) are denying |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están negando | they are denying, you (plural formal) are denying |
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Negar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of negar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a negar", meaning "I am going to deny".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a negar | I am going to deny |
| Tú | vas a negar | you are going to deny |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a negar | s/he is going to deny, you (formal) are going to deny |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a negar | we are going to deny |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a negar | you (plural) are going to deny |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a negar | they are going to deny, you (plural formal) are going to deny |
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Negar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of negar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "negaré", meaning "I will deny".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | negaré | I will deny |
| Tú | negarás | you will deny |
| Ella / Él / Usted | negará | s/he will deny, you (formal) will deny |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | negaremos | we will deny |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | negaréis | you (plural) will deny |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | negarán | they will deny, you (plural formal) will deny |
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Negar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of negar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "negaría", meaning "I would deny".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | negaría | I would deny |
| Tú | negarías | you would deny |
| Ella / Él / Usted | negaría | s/he would deny, you (formal) would deny |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | negaríamos | we would deny |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | negaríais | you (plural) would deny |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | negarían | they would deny, you (plural formal) would deny |
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Negar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of negar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he negado", meaning "I have denied".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he negado | I have denied |
| Tú | has negado | you have denied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha negado | s/he has denied, you (formal) have denied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos negado | we have denied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis negado | you (plural) have denied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han negado | they have denied, you (plural formal) have denied |
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Negar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of negar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había negado", meaning "I had denied".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había negado | I had denied |
| Tú | habías negado | you had denied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había negado | s/he had denied, you (formal) had denied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos negado | we had denied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais negado | you (plural) had denied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían negado | they had denied, you (plural formal) had denied |
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Negar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of negar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré negado", meaning "I will have denied".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré negado | I will have denied |
| Tú | habrás negado | you will have denied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá negado | s/he will have denied, you (formal) will have denied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos negado | we will have denied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis negado | you (plural) will have denied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán negado | they will have denied, you (plural formal) will have denied |
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Negar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of negar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría negado", meaning "I would have denied".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría negado | I would have denied |
| Tú | habrías negado | you would have denied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría negado | s/he would have denied, you (formal) would have denied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos negado | we would have denied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais negado | you (plural) would have denied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían negado | they would have denied, you (plural formal) would have denied |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Negar
Negar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "niegue", meaning "I deny".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | niegue | I deny |
| Tú | niegues | you deny |
| Ella / Él / Usted | niegue | s/he denies, you (formal) deny |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | neguemos | we deny |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | neguéis | you (plural) deny |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | nieguen | they deny, you (plural formal) deny |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Negar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "negara", meaning "I denied".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | negara | I denied |
| Tú | negaras | you denied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | negara | s/he denied, you (formal) denied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | negáramos | we denied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | negarais | you (plural) denied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | negaran | they denied, you (plural formal) denied |
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Negar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "negare", meaning "I will deny".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | negare | I will deny |
| Tú | negares | you will deny |
| Ella / Él / Usted | negare | s/he will deny, you (formal) will deny |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | negáremos | we will deny |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | negareis | you (plural) will deny |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | negaren | they will deny, you (plural formal) will deny |
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Negar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya negado", meaning "I have denied".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya negado | I have denied |
| Tú | hayas negado | you have denied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya negado | s/he has denied, you (formal) have denied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos negado | we have denied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis negado | you (plural) have denied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan negado | they have denied, you (plural formal) have denied |
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Negar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera negado", meaning "I had denied".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera negado | I had denied |
| Tú | hubieras negado | you had denied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera negado | s/he had denied, you (formal) had denied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos negado | we had denied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais negado | you (plural) had denied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran negado | they had denied, you (plural formal) had denied |
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Negar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere negado", meaning "I will have denied".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere negado | I will have denied |
| Tú | hubieres negado | you will have denied |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere negado | s/he will have denied, you (formal) will have denied |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos negado | we will have denied |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis negado | you (plural) will have denied |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren negado | they will have denied, you (plural formal) will have denied |
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Imperative Tenses of Negar
Negar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "niegue", meaning "(to you formal) deny!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | niega | (to you) deny! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | niegue | (to you formal) deny! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | neguemos | let's deny! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | negad | (to you plural) deny! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | nieguen | (to you plural formal) deny! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Negar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no niegue", meaning "(to you formal) don't deny!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no niegues | (to you) don't deny! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no niegue | (to you formal) don't deny! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no neguemos | let's not deny! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no neguéis | (to you plural) don't deny! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no nieguen | (to you plural formal) don't deny! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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