cabrear Present Subjunctive Conjugation
cabrear — to annoy
Use 'cabree', 'cabrees', 'cabreemos', 'cabréis', 'cabreen' after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or necessity.
cabrear Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
This tense pops up after phrases that express doubt, desire, emotion, or when something is necessary. Think 'I hope they don't get annoyed,' or 'It's important that he annoys them.'
Notes on cabrear in the Present Subjunctive
'Cabrear' is regular in the present subjunctive. It follows the pattern of regular -ar verbs, where the 'yo' form of the present indicative ('cabreo') is used as the stem.
Example Sentences
Espero que no te cabrees por mi culpa.
I hope you don't get annoyed because of me.
tú
Dudo que ellos se cabreen con el cambio.
I doubt they will get annoyed with the change.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Me alegra que no cabreemos a nadie.
I'm glad we don't annoy anyone.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the present subjunctive.
Correct: Use 'No creo que cabree' (subjunctive) instead of 'No creo que cabrea' (indicative).
Why: Expressions of doubt, denial, and emotion require the subjunctive mood.
Mistake: Incorrect stem for irregular verbs (not applicable here, but common).
Correct: For 'cabrear', the stem is 'cabre-' for all present subjunctive forms.
Why: Learners often struggle with irregular stems in the present subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: cabreo
The present tense of 'cabrear' is regular: cabreo, cabreas, cabrea, cabreamos, cabreáis, cabrean.
Preterite
yo: cabreé
The preterite of 'cabrear' is regular: cabreé, cabreaste, cabreó, cabreamos, cabreasteis, cabrearon.
Imperfect
yo: cabreaba
The imperfect of 'cabrear' is regular: cabreaba, cabreabas, cabreaba, cabreábamos, cabreabais, cabreaban.
Future
yo: cabrearé
The future tense of 'cabrear' is regular: cabrearé, cabrearás, cabreará, cabrearemos, cabrearéis, cabrearán.
Conditional
yo: cabrearía
The conditional of 'cabrear' is regular: cabrearía, cabrearías, cabrearía, cabrearíamos, cabrearíais, cabrearían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cabreara
Use 'cabreara' or 'cabrease' (and variants) for hypothetical past situations or polite requests in the past.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: cabrea
Use 'cabrea' (tú), 'cabree' (usted), 'cabreemos' (nosotros), 'cabread' (vosotros), 'cabreen' (ustedes) for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no cabrees
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: no cabrees, no cabree, no cabreemos, no cabréis, no cabreen.