adivinar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
adivinar — to guess
The present subjunctive of adivinar uses 'e' endings: adivine, adivines, adivine, adivinemos, adivinéis, adivinen.
adivinar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when there is doubt, hope, or uncertainty about someone guessing something (e.g., 'I hope you guess it').
Notes on adivinar in the Present Subjunctive
Fully regular. It follows the standard pattern of swapping 'a' for 'e' in -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Espero que adivines mi sorpresa.
I hope you guess my surprise.
tú
Dudo que ellos adivinen el resultado.
I doubt that they will guess the result.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Busco a alguien que adivine este problema.
I'm looking for someone who can guess (solve) this problem.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: adivine (as a command)
Correct: adivina
Why: Don't confuse the subjunctive with the affirmative 'tú' command. Use 'adivina' to tell a friend to guess.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: adivino
The present tense of adivinar is regular: adivino, adivinas, adivina, adivinamos, adivináis, adivinan.
Preterite
yo: adiviné
The preterite of adivinar is regular: adiviné, adivinaste, adivinó, adivinamos, adivinasteis, adivinaron.
Imperfect
yo: adivinaba
Adivinar is regular in the imperfect: adivinaba, adivinabas, adivinaba, adivinábamos, adivinabais, adivinaban.
Future
yo: adivinaré
The future of adivinar is regular: adivinaré, adivinarás, adivinará, adivinaremos, adivinaréis, adivinarán.
Conditional
yo: adivinaría
The conditional of adivinar is regular: adivinaría, adivinarías, adivinaría, adivinaríamos, adivinaríais, adivinarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: adivinara
The imperfect subjunctive of adivinar follows the -ra pattern: adivinara, adivinaras, adivinara, adivináramos, adivinarais, adivinaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: adivina
Affirmative commands for adivinar: adivina (tú), adivine (usted), adivinemos (nosotros), adivinad (vosotros), adivinen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no adivines
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no adivines, no adivine, no adivinemos, no adivinéis, no adivinen.