comportar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
comportar — to entail
The present subjunctive (comporte, comportes, comportemos, comportéis, comporten) expresses wishes, doubts, and emotions.
comportar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty, or in impersonal statements. It's for when you want to talk about actions or states that are not necessarily factual or certain.
Notes on comportar in the Present Subjunctive
Comportar is regular in the present subjunctive. The forms are identical to the affirmative imperative usted/ustedes forms and the negative imperative forms.
Example Sentences
Espero que te comportes bien en casa de la abuela.
I hope you behave well at Grandma's house.
tú
Dudo que ellos se comporten de esa manera.
I doubt they behave that way.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Queremos que usted se comporte con respeto.
We want you to behave with respect.
Es importante que todos nos comportemos según las normas.
It's important that we all behave according to the rules.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the present subjunctive.
Correct: After 'espero que', use 'comportes' (subjunctive), not 'comportas' (indicative).
Why: Expressions of hope, doubt, and emotion trigger the subjunctive mood, not the indicative.
Mistake: Forgetting the subjunctive after impersonal expressions.
Correct: Use 'Es necesario que se comporte...' not 'Es necesario que se comporta...'.
Why: Impersonal expressions like 'es necesario', 'es importante', 'es bueno' require the subjunctive when followed by 'que'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: comporto
The present indicative (comporto, comportas, comporta, comportamos, comportáis, comportan) describes current actions and habits.
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.
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.