arrestar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
arrestar — to arrest
The present subjunctive of arrestar is regular: arreste, arrestes, arreste, arrestemos, arrestéis, arresten.
arrestar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when there is doubt, hope, or a command for someone else to be arrested (e.g., 'I hope they arrest him').
Notes on arrestar in the Present Subjunctive
Arrestar is regular; the -ar changes to -e in the subjunctive endings.
Example Sentences
Espero que arresten al culpable pronto.
I hope they arrest the guilty person soon.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Dudo que la policía lo arreste hoy.
I doubt the police will arrest him today.
él/ella/usted
Es necesario que nosotros arrestemos a los sospechosos.
It is necessary that we arrest the suspects.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: que yo arresto
Correct: que yo arreste
Why: After 'que' in expressions of desire or doubt, you must use the subjunctive -e ending for -ar verbs, not the indicative -o.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: arresto
The present of arrestar is regular: arresto, arrestas, arresta, arrestamos, arrestáis, arrestan.
Preterite
yo: arresté
The preterite of arrestar is regular: arresté, arrestaste, arrestó, arrestamos, arrestasteis, arrestaron.
Imperfect
yo: arrestaba
The imperfect of arrestar is regular: arrestaba, arrestabas, arrestaba, arrestábamos, arrestabais, arrestaban.
Future
yo: arrestaré
The future of arrestar is regular: arrestaré, arrestarás, arrestará, arrestaremos, arrestaréis, arrestarán.
Conditional
yo: arrestaría
The conditional of arrestar is regular: arrestaría, arrestarías, arrestaría, arrestaríamos, arrestaríais, arrestarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: arrestara
The imperfect subjunctive of arrestar is regular: arrestara, arrestaras, arrestara, arrestáramos, arrestarais, arrestaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: arresta
The affirmative imperative of arrestar is: arresta (tú), arreste (usted), arrestad (vosotros), arresten (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no arrestes
The negative imperative of arrestar uses the present subjunctive: no arrestes, no arreste, no arrestemos, no arrestéis, no arresten.