capturar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
capturar — to capture
Use 'capture' (yo/él/ella/usted), 'captures' (tú), 'capturemos' (nosotros), 'capturéis' (vosotros), 'capturen' (ellos/ellas/ustedes) after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.
capturar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
This tense is used when the main clause expresses doubt, desire, emotion, or an impersonal opinion, and the subordinate clause describes an action or state that is uncertain or desired. For 'capturar,' it's like 'I want you to capture...' or 'It's important that we capture...'
Notes on capturar in the Present Subjunctive
Capturar is regular in the present subjunctive, following the standard -ar verb pattern.
Example Sentences
Espero que captures la idea principal.
I hope you capture the main idea.
tú
Dudo que él capture todos los detalles.
I doubt he captures all the details.
él/ella/usted
Queremos que capturemos más evidencia.
We want to capture more evidence.
nosotros
El profesor insiste en que capturéis la información clave.
The professor insists that you capture the key information.
vosotros
Es necesario que capturen al sospechoso vivo.
It is necessary that they capture the suspect alive.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the present subjunctive.
Correct: Use 'capture' or 'captures', not 'captura'.
Why: Expressions of doubt, desire, and emotion trigger the subjunctive mood.
Mistake: Forgetting the vosotros subjunctive ending.
Correct: It's 'capturéis', not 'capturáis'.
Why: The vosotros present subjunctive for -ar verbs ends in -éis.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: capturo
The present of capturar is regular: capturo, capturas, captura, capturamos, capturáis, capturan, used for current or habitual actions.
Preterite
yo: capturé
The preterite of capturar is regular: capturé, capturaste, capturó, capturamos, capturasteis, capturaron, used for completed past actions.
Imperfect
yo: capturaba
The imperfect of capturar is regular: capturaba, capturabas, capturaba, capturábamos, capturabais, capturaban, used for ongoing or habitual past actions.
Future
yo: capturaré
The future of capturar is regular: capturaré, capturarás, capturará, capturaremos, capturaréis, capturarán, used for actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: capturaría
The conditional of capturar is regular: capturaría, capturarías, capturaría, capturaríamos, capturaríais, capturarían, used for hypotheticals ('would') and polite requests.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: capturara
Use 'capturara' or 'capturase' (yo/él/ella/usted), 'capturaras'/'capturases' (tú), 'capturáramos'/'capturásemos' (nosotros), 'capturarais'/'capturaseis' (vosotros), 'capturaran'/'capturasen' (ellos/ellas/ustedes) for past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: captura
Use 'captura' (tú), 'capture' (usted), 'capturemos' (nosotros), 'capturad' (vosotros), 'capturen' (ustedes) for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no captures
Use 'no captures' (tú), 'no capture' (usted), 'no capturemos' (nosotros), 'no capturéis' (vosotros), 'no capturen' (ustedes) for negative commands.