atribuir Present Conjugation
atribuir — to attribute
The present of atribuir adds a 'y' before endings, except for nosotros and vosotros: atribuyo, atribuyes, atribuye, atribuyen.
atribuir Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present to state who is currently credited with an achievement or to describe ongoing theories about the cause of a situation.
Notes on atribuir in the Present
Atribuir is a 'y-inserting' verb. For most persons, you add a 'y' after the 'u'. The forms nosotros (atribuimos) and vosotros (atribuís) remain regular.
Example Sentences
Yo le atribuyo mi éxito a mi familia.
I attribute my success to my family.
yo
¿A qué le atribuyes este problema?
To what do you attribute this problem?
tú
Ellos atribuyen el cambio al clima.
They attribute the change to the weather.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: atribuo
Correct: atribuyo
Why: Verbs ending in -uir (except -guir/-quir) need a 'y' before 'o', 'as', 'a', 'an' to maintain the correct sound.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: atribuí
In the preterite, atribuir changes 'i' to 'y' in the third-person forms: atribuyó and atribuyeron.
Imperfect
yo: atribuía
The imperfect of atribuir is regular: atribuía, atribuías, atribuía, atribuíamos, atribuíais, atribuían.
Future
yo: atribuiré
The future of atribuir is regular: atribuiré, atribuirás, atribuirá, atribuiremos, atribuiréis, atribuirán.
Conditional
yo: atribuiría
The conditional of atribuir is regular: atribuiría, atribuirías, atribuiría, atribuiríamos, atribuiríais, atribuirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: atribuya
The present subjunctive of atribuir inserts a 'y' in all forms: atribuya, atribuyas, atribuya, atribuyamos, atribuyáis, atribuyan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: atribuyera
The imperfect subjunctive of atribuir uses the 'y' from the preterite: atribuyera, atribuyeras, atribuyera, atribuyéramos, atribuyerais, atribuyeran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: atribuye
Commands for atribuir use 'atribuye' (tú) and 'atribuya' (usted), following the 'y' spelling change.
Negative Imperative
yo: no atribuyas
Negative commands for atribuir always use the 'y': no atribuyas, no atribuya, no atribuyamos, no atribuyáis, no atribuyan.