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atribuir Present Subjunctive Conjugation

atribuir — to attribute

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Quick answer:

The present subjunctive of atribuir inserts a 'y' in all forms: atribuya, atribuyas, atribuya, atribuyamos, atribuyáis, atribuyan.

atribuir Present Subjunctive Forms

yoatribuya
túatribuyas
él/ella/ustedatribuya
nosotrosatribuyamos
vosotrosatribuyáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesatribuyan

When to Use the Present Subjunctive

Use this when expressing doubt, desire, or recommendations about who should get credit for something.

Notes on atribuir in the Present Subjunctive

Because the 'yo' form in the present indicative is 'atribuyo', that 'y' carries over into every single form of the present subjunctive.

Example Sentences

  • Espero que no me atribuyan la responsabilidad.

    I hope they don't attribute the responsibility to me.

    ellos/ellas/ustedes

  • Es posible que ella atribuya el éxito al azar.

    It's possible she attributes the success to chance.

    él/ella/usted

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: atribuamos

    Correct: atribuyamos

    Why: Unlike the present indicative, the 'y' is required in the nosotros form of the subjunctive.

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Related Tenses

Present

yo: atribuyo

The present of atribuir adds a 'y' before endings, except for nosotros and vosotros: atribuyo, atribuyes, atribuye, atribuyen.

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.

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.