bromear Present Subjunctive Conjugation
bromear — to joke
The present subjunctive of bromear uses -e endings: bromee, bromees, bromee, bromeemos, bromeéis, bromeen.
bromear Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this mood when you want, doubt, or hope that someone jokes (e.g., 'I hope he jokes about it'). It's common after 'espero que' or 'no creo que'.
Notes on bromear in the Present Subjunctive
Bromear is regular in the subjunctive, but the double 'e' (one from the stem, one from the ending) looks strange to learners.
Example Sentences
Espero que ella bromee un poco hoy.
I hope she jokes a bit today.
él/ella/usted
No creo que ellos bromeen con eso.
I don't think they are joking with that.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es importante que bromeemos a veces.
It is important that we joke sometimes.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: brome
Correct: bromee
Why: Learners often drop one of the 'e's, but you need both the stem 'brome-' and the ending '-ee'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: bromeo
Bromear is a regular -ar verb in the present: bromeo, bromeas, bromea, bromeamos, bromeáis, bromean.
Preterite
yo: bromeé
The preterite of bromear is regular: bromeé, bromeaste, bromeó, bromeamos, bromeasteis, bromearon.
Imperfect
yo: bromeaba
The imperfect of bromear uses standard -aba endings: bromeaba, bromeabas, bromeaba, bromeábamos, bromeabais, bromeaban.
Future
yo: bromearé
The future of bromear is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: bromearé, bromearás, bromeará, etc.
Conditional
yo: bromearía
The conditional of bromear adds -ía endings to the infinitive: bromearía, bromearías, bromearía, etc.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: bromeara
The imperfect subjunctive of bromear follows the -ra pattern: bromeara, bromearas, bromeara, bromeáramos, bromearais, bromearan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: bromea
The affirmative imperative of bromear uses bromea (tú) and bromead (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no bromees
The negative imperative of bromear uses the present subjunctive: no bromees, no bromee, no bromeemos, no bromeéis, no bromeen.