cortar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
cortar — to cut
The present subjunctive of cortar uses -e endings: corte, cortes, corte, cortemos, cortéis, corten.
cortar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when expressing a wish, doubt, or command about cutting something, such as 'I want you to cut the paper' (Quiero que cortes el papel).
Notes on cortar in the Present Subjunctive
Cortar is regular in the subjunctive. It follows the rule of using the 'yo' form of the present indicative as a base and switching to -er/-ir style endings.
Example Sentences
Espero que tú cortes la carne bien.
I hope that you cut the meat well.
tú
Dudo que ellos corten el servicio hoy.
I doubt that they will cut the service today.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es importante que nosotros cortemos la relación con ellos.
It is important that we cut ties with them.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'corta' in a subjunctive context like 'Quiero que corta'.
Correct: corte
Why: After 'que' expressing a wish, you must switch from the indicative -a to the subjunctive -e for -ar verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: corto
Cortar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: corto, cortas, corta, cortamos, cortáis, cortan.
Preterite
yo: corté
The preterite of cortar is regular: corté, cortaste, cortó, cortamos, cortasteis, cortaron.
Imperfect
yo: cortaba
Cortar in the imperfect follows the regular -aba pattern: cortaba, cortabas, cortaba, cortábamos, cortabais, cortaban.
Future
yo: cortaré
The future of cortar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: cortaré, cortarás, cortará, cortaremos, cortaréis, cortarán.
Conditional
yo: cortaría
The conditional of cortar uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: cortaría, cortarías, cortaría, cortaríamos, cortaríais, cortarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: cortara
The imperfect subjunctive of cortar is based on the 'ellos' preterite: cortara, cortaras, cortara, cortáramos, cortarais, cortaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: corta
The affirmative imperative of cortar gives direct commands: corta (tú), cortad (vosotros), corte(n) (usted/es).
Negative Imperative
yo: no cortes
The negative imperative of cortar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no cortes, no corte, no cortemos, no cortéis, no corten.