botar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
botar — to throw away
Use 'bote' (yo/él/ella/usted) and 'boten' (ellos/ellas/ustedes) for wishes, doubts, and emotions with botar.
botar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
The present subjunctive is your go-to for expressing wishes, doubts, emotions, or uncertainty about an action. For 'botar', you'd use it when saying things like 'I hope you throw away the garbage' or 'It's unlikely they will throw away the old furniture.'
Notes on botar in the Present Subjunctive
Botar is regular in the present subjunctive. The stem is 'bot-' and you add the standard -e endings for -ar verbs: 'bote' (yo/él/ella/usted), 'botes' (tú), 'botemos' (nosotros), 'botéis' (vosotros), 'boten' (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Example Sentences
Espero que tú botes la basura a tiempo.
I hope you throw away the trash on time.
tú
Dudo que él bote la pelota tan lejos.
I doubt he will throw the ball that far.
él/ella/usted
Quiero que ustedes boten los papeles viejos.
I want you (plural) to throw away the old papers.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nos alegramos de que botemos las cosas que no necesitamos.
We are happy that we throw away things we don't need.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the present subjunctive.
Correct: After expressions of doubt or desire, use 'botes' (tú), not 'botas'.
Why: Certain trigger phrases (like 'espero que', 'dudo que') require the subjunctive mood to express uncertainty or desire.
Mistake: Forgetting the correct nosotros subjunctive ending.
Correct: It should be 'botemos', not 'botamos'.
Why: The nosotros form of the present subjunctive for -ar verbs ends in -emos, while the indicative ends in -amos.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: boto
Use 'boto', 'botas', 'bota', 'botamos', 'botáis', 'botan' for current or habitual actions of throwing away.
Preterite
yo: boté
Use 'boté', 'botaste', 'botó', 'botamos', 'botasteis', 'botaron' for completed actions of throwing away.
Imperfect
yo: botaba
Use 'botaba', 'botabas', 'botaba', 'botábamos', 'botabais', 'botaban' for ongoing or habitual past actions of throwing away.
Future
yo: botaré
Use 'botaré', 'botarás', 'botará', 'botaremos', 'botaréis', 'botarán' for future actions of throwing away.
Conditional
yo: botaría
Use 'botaría', 'botarías', 'botaría', 'botaríamos', 'botaríais', 'botarían' for hypothetical or polite commands with botar.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: botara
Use 'botara' or 'botase' forms for hypothetical or past subjunctive situations with botar.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: bota
Use imperative forms like 'bota' (tú) and 'boten' (ustedes) for direct commands with botar.
Negative Imperative
yo: no botes
Use 'no botes' (tú) and 'no boten' (ustedes) for negative commands with botar.