aislar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
aislar — to isolate
The present subjunctive follows the accent change of the present indicative: aísle, aísles, aísle, aislemos, aisléis, aíslen.
aislar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this after expressions of doubt, desire, or necessity, like 'Espero que no me aíslen' (I hope they don't isolate me).
Notes on aislar in the Present Subjunctive
Like the present indicative, the 'i' takes an accent (í) in the 'boot' forms to maintain the correct stress and break the diphthong.
Example Sentences
Es importante que aísles bien el sótano.
It is important that you insulate the basement well.
tú
Dudo que ellos aíslen el componente hoy.
I doubt that they will isolate the component today.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
No queremos que nos aislemos del grupo.
We don't want to isolate ourselves from the group.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'aisle' (like the English word) instead of 'aísle'.
Correct: aísle
Why: The accent on the 'í' is mandatory to ensure the word is pronounced correctly in Spanish.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: aíslo
In the present tense, 'aislar' is mostly regular but adds an accent to the 'i' (aíslo, aíslas) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: aislé
The preterite of aislar is completely regular: aislé, aislaste, aisló, aislamos, aislasteis, aislaron.
Imperfect
yo: aislaba
The imperfect of aislar is regular: aislaba, aislabas, aislaba, aislábamos, aislabais, aislaban.
Future
yo: aislaré
The future of aislar is regular: aislaré, aislarás, aislará, aislaremos, aislaréis, aislarán.
Conditional
yo: aislaría
The conditional of aislar is regular: aislaría, aislarías, aislaría, aislaríamos, aislaríais, aislarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: aislara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: aislara, aislaras, aislara, aisláramos, aislarais, aislaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: aísla
The imperative uses the 'boot' accentuation: aísla (tú), aislad (vosotros), aísle (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no aísles
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no aísles, no aisléis, no aísle.