
atraer Present Subjunctive Conjugation
atraer — attract
The present subjunctive uses the 'atraig-' stem: atraiga, atraigas, atraiga...
atraer Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when you want or hope that something attracts attention, or after expressions of doubt and emotion.
Notes on atraer in the Present Subjunctive
The subjunctive is built from the 'yo' form of the present indicative (atraigo), so the 'g' carries through all forms.
Example Sentences
Espero que mi propuesta atraiga su interés.
I hope my proposal attracts their interest.
él/ella/usted
No creo que atraigamos a mucha gente hoy.
I don't think we will attract many people today.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: atraa
Correct: atraiga
Why: Learners often forget the 'ig' insertion that comes from the present indicative 'yo' form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: atraigo
Atraer is irregular in the first person: yo atraigo, followed by regular -er endings for the rest.
Preterite
yo: atraje
Atraer uses the 'j' stem in the preterite: atraje, atrajiste, atrajo, atrajimos, atrajisteis, atrajeron.
Imperfect
yo: atraía
Atraer is regular in the imperfect but requires an accent on the 'i': atraía, atraías, atraía...
Future
yo: atraeré
Atraer is regular in the future: atraeré, atraerás, atraerá...
Conditional
yo: atraería
Atraer is regular in the conditional: atraería, atraerías, atraería...
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: atrajera
Based on the 'atraj-' stem: atrajera, atrajeras, atrajera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: atrae
The imperative uses 'atrae' for tú and 'atraiga' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no atraigas
Negative commands always use the 'atraig-' stem: no atraigas, no atraiga...