atentar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
atentar — to attempt an attack
Use 'atente' and 'atenten' for wishes, doubts, and emotions about present or future actions.
atentar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
This is your go-to for expressing desires ('Quiero que atentes...'), doubts ('Dudo que atenten...'), emotions ('Me alegra que atentes...'), or impersonal expressions ('Es importante que atenten...') about something happening now or in the future.
Notes on atentar in the Present Subjunctive
Atentar is regular in the present subjunctive. The forms are derived from the 'yo' form of the present indicative ('atento'), dropping the 'o' and adding the opposite vowel endings (-e for -ar verbs).
Example Sentences
Espero que no atentes contra mis reglas.
I hope you don't attack my rules.
tú
Dudo que ellos atenten contra la seguridad.
I doubt they will attack the security.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Te pido que atentes a las consecuencias.
I ask you to consider the consequences.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the present subjunctive after expressions of doubt or desire.
Correct: After verbs like 'dudar' or 'querer', use the subjunctive: 'Dudo que atente' not 'Dudo que atenta'.
Why: These trigger phrases signal uncertainty or emotion, requiring the subjunctive mood.
Mistake: Forgetting the subjunctive ending for 'vosotros'.
Correct: The correct vosotros form is 'atentéis', not 'atentáis' (which is indicative).
Why: The vosotros subjunctive form for -ar verbs ends in -éis.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: atento
Use the present 'atento', 'atentas', 'atenta' for actions happening now or habitual attempts.
Preterite
yo: atenté
The preterite of 'atentar' is regular: atenté, atentaste, atentó, atentamos, atentasteis, atentaron.
Imperfect
yo: atentaba
Use the imperfect 'atentaba' for ongoing or habitual past actions and descriptions.
Future
yo: atentaré
The future tense 'atentaré', 'atentarás', 'atentará' indicates actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: atentaría
The conditional 'atentaría' expresses 'would' actions, polite requests, or future possibilities.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: atentara
The imperfect subjunctive 'atentara' or 'atentase' expresses past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: atenta
Use the imperative 'atenta' and 'atentad' for direct commands in Spanish.
Negative Imperative
yo: no atentes
Use 'no atentes' and 'no atentéis' for negative commands with 'atentar'.