admirar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
admirar — to admire
The present subjunctive of admirar is regular: admire, admires, admire, admiremos, admiréis, admiren.
admirar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when expressing a wish, doubt, or emotion about someone's admiration (e.g., 'I want you to admire this').
Notes on admirar in the Present Subjunctive
Admirar follows the regular -ar verb pattern where the 'a' changes to an 'e'.
Example Sentences
Espero que admires el regalo.
I hope you admire (like) the gift.
tú
Dudo que ella admire su comportamiento.
I doubt she admires his behavior.
él/ella/usted
Busco a alguien que admire la naturaleza.
I'm looking for someone who admires nature.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'admira' in a subjunctive context.
Correct: admire
Why: For -ar verbs, the subjunctive uses 'e' endings, not 'a' endings.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: admiro
The present of admirar is regular: admiro, admiras, admira, admiramos, admiráis, admiran.
Preterite
yo: admiré
The preterite of admirar is regular: admiré, admiraste, admiró, admiramos, admirasteis, admiraron.
Imperfect
yo: admiraba
The imperfect of admirar is regular: admiraba, admirabas, admiraba, admirábamos, admirabais, admiraban.
Future
yo: admiraré
The future of admirar is regular: admiraré, admirarás, admirará, admiraremos, admiraréis, admirarán.
Conditional
yo: admiraría
The conditional of admirar is regular: admiraría, admirarías, admiraría, admiraríamos, admiraríais, admirarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: admirara
The imperfect subjunctive of admirar is regular: admirara, admiraras, admirara, admiráramos, admirarais, admiraran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: admira
The affirmative imperative of admirar is: admira (tú), admire (usted), admiremos (nosotros), admirad (vosotros), admiren (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no admires
The negative imperative of admirar uses the present subjunctive: no admires, no admire, no admiremos, no admiréis, no admiren.