censurar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
censurar — to censor
Use 'censure' for wishes, doubts, emotions, and impersonal expressions.
censurar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
The present subjunctive is used when expressing wishes, doubts, emotions, or impersonal judgments about an action. For 'censurar', you might say 'Espero que no censuren el libro' (I hope they don't censor the book) or 'Dudo que censure la verdad' (I doubt he censors the truth).
Notes on censurar in the Present Subjunctive
Censurar is regular in the present subjunctive. All forms are derived from the 'yo' form of the present indicative ('censuro'), dropping the '-o' and adding the opposite vowel endings (-e, -es, -e, -emos, -éis, -en).
Example Sentences
Espero que el gobierno no censure las noticias.
I hope the government doesn't censor the news.
él/ella/usted
Te pido que no censures mi trabajo.
I ask you not to censor my work.
tú
No creo que ellos censuren la obra.
I don't think they will censor the play.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es importante que censuremos la desinformación.
It's important that we censor disinformation.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the present subjunctive.
Correct: After expressions of doubt, hope, or emotion, use the subjunctive: 'Dudo que censure', not 'Dudo que censura'.
Why: The subjunctive mood is used to express subjectivity and uncertainty, which is triggered by verbs like 'dudar' or 'esperar' when they are followed by another clause.
Mistake: Forgetting the subjunctive endings for nosotros/vosotros.
Correct: The nosotros form is 'censuremos' and vosotros is 'censuréis'.
Why: These are the correct present subjunctive endings for -ar verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: censuro
Use 'censuro' for actions happening now or habitual censoring.
Preterite
yo: censuré
Use 'censuré' for completed past actions like censoring a specific article.
Imperfect
yo: censuraba
Use 'censuraba' for ongoing or habitual past censoring actions.
Future
yo: censuraré
Use 'censuraré' for future actions, like censoring content next week.
Conditional
yo: censuraría
Use 'censuraría' for hypothetical censoring ('would censor').
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: censurara
Use 'censurara' or 'censurase' for past hypothetical or desired actions.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: censura
Use 'censura' for 'tú' commands, 'censure' for 'usted/ustedes', and 'censurad' for 'vosotros'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no censures
Use 'no censures' for 'tú', 'no censure' for 'usted/ustedes', and 'no censuréis' for 'vosotros'.