administrar Present Conjugation
administrar — to manage
The present indicative of administrar is regular: administro, administras, administra, administramos, administráis, administran.
administrar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to describe actions of managing that are happening right now, are habitual, or are general truths. For example, 'I manage a team' or 'He manages the finances'.
Notes on administrar in the Present
Administrar is a regular -ar verb and follows the standard conjugation pattern in the present indicative tense.
Example Sentences
Yo administro un pequeño negocio.
I manage a small business.
yo
¿Tú administras el presupuesto familiar?
Do you manage the family budget?
tú
Ella administra las redes sociales de la empresa.
She manages the company's social media.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros administramos este departamento.
We manage this department.
nosotros
Ellos administran la propiedad de sus padres.
They manage their parents' property.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive 'administrar' instead of a conjugated form.
Correct: Use forms like 'administro', 'administras', 'administra'.
Why: The infinitive is the base form of the verb and needs to be conjugated for a specific subject and tense.
Mistake: Confusing 'administramos' (present) with 'administramos' (preterite).
Correct: Context usually clarifies whether 'administramos' refers to the present or preterite. For clarity, you can add time markers like 'ahora' (now) or 'ayer' (yesterday).
Why: The nosotros form is identical in both the present indicative and the preterite indicative.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: administré
The preterite of administrar is regular: administré, administraste, administró, administramos, administrasteis, administraron.
Imperfect
yo: administraba
The imperfect of administrar is regular: administraba, administrabas, administraba, administrábamos, administrabais, administraban.
Future
yo: administraré
The future tense of administrar is regular: administraré, administrarás, administrará, etc.
Conditional
yo: administraría
The conditional of administrar is regular: administraría, administrarías, administraría, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: administre
The present subjunctive (administre, administres, etc.) is used for wishes, doubts, emotions, and uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: administrara
The imperfect subjunctive (administrara/administrase) expresses unreal or hypothetical situations in the past.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: administra
Use the imperative forms administra, administre, administremos, administrad, administren for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no administres
Negative commands use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no administres, no administre, no administremos, no administréis, no administren.