dañar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
dañar — to damage
The present subjunctive of dañar uses -e endings: dañe, dañes, dañe, dañemos, dañéis, dañen.
dañar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when expressing a wish, fear, or doubt about something getting damaged. For example: 'I hope it doesn't damage...'.
Notes on dañar in the Present Subjunctive
Dañar is regular. It follows the standard -ar subjunctive pattern (flipping the vowel to 'e').
Example Sentences
Espero que el granizo no dañe las plantas.
I hope the hail doesn't damage the plants.
él/ella/usted
No quiero que dañes mis herramientas.
I don't want you to damage my tools.
tú
Dudo que ellos dañen el edificio a propósito.
I doubt they would damage the building on purpose.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'daña' after 'espero que'.
Correct: dañe
Why: Verbs of wishing or emotion require the subjunctive mood.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: daño
Dañar is a regular -ar verb in the present: daño, dañas, daña, dañamos, dañáis, dañan.
Preterite
yo: dañé
The preterite of dañar is regular: dañé, dañaste, dañó, dañamos, dañasteis, dañaron.
Imperfect
yo: dañaba
Dañar in the imperfect follows the regular -aba pattern: dañaba, dañabas, dañaba, dañábamos, dañabais, dañaban.
Future
yo: dañaré
The future of dañar uses the infinitive as the stem: dañaré, dañarás, dañará, dañaremos, dañaréis, dañarán.
Conditional
yo: dañaría
The conditional of dañar adds -ía endings to the infinitive: dañaría, dañarías, dañaría, dañaríamos, dañaríais, dañarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: dañara
The imperfect subjunctive of dañar is built from the 'ellos' preterite: dañara, dañaras, dañara, dañáramos, dañarais, dañaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: daña
The affirmative imperative of dañar uses: daña (tú), dañe (usted), dañad (vosotros), dañen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no dañes
The negative imperative of dañar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no dañes, no dañe, no dañemos, no dañéis, no dañen.