atracar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
atracar — to rob
Atacar has a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: atraque, atraques, atraque, atraquemos, atraquéis, atraquen.
atracar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when expressing a wish, fear, or doubt about a robbery occurring, or in impersonal phrases like 'Es probable que...'.
Notes on atracar in the Present Subjunctive
This is a spelling-change verb. To keep the hard 'k' sound before an 'e', the 'c' changes to 'qu'.
Example Sentences
Espero que no atraquen ese banco.
I hope they don't rob 그 bank.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es horrible que atraquen a la gente en la calle.
It's horrible that they mug people in the street.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
No quiero que me atraques.
I don't want you to rob me.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: atrace
Correct: atraque
Why: Learners often forget the 'qu' spelling change and try to use a 'c' or 'z', which would change the pronunciation.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: atraco
Atracar is completely regular in the present indicative: atraco, atracas, atraca, atracamos, atracáis, atracan.
Preterite
yo: atraqué
Atracar has a spelling change ONLY in the 'yo' form: atraqué, atracaste, atracó, atracamos, atracasteis, atracaron.
Imperfect
yo: atracaba
Atracar is regular in the imperfect: atracaba, atracabas, atracaba, atracábamos, atracabais, atracaban.
Future
yo: atracaré
Atracar is regular in the future: just add endings to the infinitive (atracaré, atracarás, etc.).
Conditional
yo: atracaría
Atracar is regular in the conditional: atracaría, atracarías, atracaría, atracaríamos, atracaríais, atracarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: atracara
The imperfect subjunctive of atracar is regular based on the third-person preterite: atracara, atracaras, atracara, atracáramos, atracarais, atracaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: atraca
Commands use 'atraca' (tú) and 'atraque' (usted/ustedes) with spelling changes in the formal forms.
Negative Imperative
yo: no atraques
Negative commands always use the spelling change: no atraques, no atraque, no atraquemos, no atraquéis, no atraquen.