comportar Present Conjugation
comportar — to entail
The present indicative (comporto, comportas, comporta, comportamos, comportáis, comportan) describes current actions and habits.
comportar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present indicative for actions happening right now, habitual behaviors, or general truths related to how someone or something typically acts or what it entails. 'Comportar' here means to behave or to entail/involve.
Notes on comportar in the Present
Comportar is regular in the present indicative. The verb 'comportarse' (to behave) is reflexive and requires a reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se).
Example Sentences
Yo me comporto de manera responsable en el trabajo.
I behave responsibly at work.
yo
¿Cómo te comportas cuando estás estresado?
How do you behave when you're stressed?
tú
El niño se comporta muy bien en clase.
The child behaves very well in class.
él/ella/usted
Este trabajo se comporta muchas responsabilidades.
This job entails many responsibilities.
él/ella/usted
Nos comportamos con cortesía ante los clientes.
We behave courteously towards clients.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the reflexive pronoun with 'comportarse'.
Correct: Use 'Me comporto' instead of just 'Comporto' when talking about personal behavior.
Why: 'Comportarse' is a reflexive verb, meaning the action reflects back on the subject and requires a reflexive pronoun.
Mistake: Using the present subjunctive for factual statements.
Correct: For general truths or habits, use the indicative: 'Él se comporta bien', not 'Él se comporte bien'.
Why: The indicative mood is used for facts and certainties, while the subjunctive is for doubt, wishes, etc.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: comporté
Comporté, compraste, compró, compramos, comprastéis, compraron are the regular preterite forms of comportarse.
Imperfect
yo: comportaba
The imperfect of comportar (comportaba, comportabas, comportaba, comportábamos, comportabais, comportaban) describes past habits and ongoing actions.
Future
yo: comportaré
The future tense (comportaré, comportarás, comportará, etc.) indicates actions that will happen.
Conditional
yo: comportaría
The conditional of comportar (comportaría, comportarías, comportaría, etc.) expresses hypotheticals and polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
yo: comporte
The present subjunctive (comporte, comportes, comportemos, comportéis, comporten) expresses wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: comportara
The imperfect subjunctive of comportar (comportara/comportase) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, and in polite requests.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: comporta
Comporta, comporte, comportemos, comportad, comporten are the imperative commands for comportar.
Negative Imperative
yo: no comportes
Negative commands like no comportes, no comporte, no comportemos, no comportéis, no comporten use the present subjunctive.