agitar Present Conjugation
agitar — to shake
The present tense of agitar is regular: agito, agitas, agita, agitamos, agitáis, agitan.
agitar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense for actions of shaking that are happening right now, are habitual, or are general truths. For example, 'Yo agito mi café todas las mañanas' (I shake my coffee every morning).
Notes on agitar in the Present
Agitar is a regular -ar verb and follows the standard conjugation pattern in the present tense.
Example Sentences
Yo agito el salero para que salga la sal.
I shake the salt shaker so the salt comes out.
yo
¿Tú agitas la botella de agua antes de beber?
Do you shake the water bottle before drinking?
tú
El camarero agita la coctelera ruidosamente.
The waiter shakes the cocktail shaker loudly.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros agitamos las manos para llamar su atención.
We wave our hands to get their attention.
nosotros
Ellos agitan las banderas en el partido.
They wave the flags at the game.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense for a single completed action in the past.
Correct: Use the preterite 'Agité la botella' for a past action, not 'Agito la botella'.
Why: The present tense describes current or habitual actions, not specific past events.
Mistake: Confusing 'agita' (él/ella/usted) with 'agita' (tú imperative).
Correct: Context differentiates: 'Él agita la pintura' (present indicative) vs. 'Agita la pintura' (tú imperative).
Why: The form is identical, but the meaning and grammatical function are different.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: agité
The preterite of agitar is regular: agité, agitaste, agitó, agitamos, agitasteis, agitaron.
Imperfect
yo: agitaba
The imperfect tense of agitar is regular: agitaba, agitabas, agitaba, agitábamos, agitabais, agitaban.
Future
yo: agitaré
The future tense of agitar is regular: agitaré, agitarás, agitará, agitaremos, agitaréis, agitarán.
Conditional
yo: agitaría
The conditional tense of agitar is regular: agitaría, agitarías, agitaría, agitaríamos, agitaríais, agitarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: agite
The present subjunctive of agitar uses 'agite' (yo, usted), 'agites' (tú), 'agitemos' (nosotros), 'agitéis' (vosotros), and 'agiten' (ustedes).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: agitara
The imperfect subjunctive of agitar uses forms like 'agitara' and 'agitaran'.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: agita
The imperative of agitar uses 'agita' (tú), 'agite' (usted), 'agitemos' (nosotros), 'agiten' (ustedes), and 'agita' (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no agites
The negative imperative of agitar uses the present subjunctive: no agites (tú), no agite (usted), no agitemos (nosotros), no agiten (ustedes), and no agitéis (vosotros).