deportar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
deportar — to deport
The present subjunctive of deportar (deporte, deportes, deportemos, deporten) is used after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.
deportar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive with deportar when expressing wishes, doubts, emotions, or uncertainty about someone being deported or the act of deporting. It's also used in negative commands.
Notes on deportar in the Present Subjunctive
Deportar is regular in the present subjunctive. It follows the pattern of changing the stem vowel from 'e' to 'ie' in some forms, but deportar does not have this stem change.
Example Sentences
Espero que no deporten a mi vecino.
I hope they don't deport my neighbor.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Dudo que él deporte a los manifestantes.
I doubt that he will deport the protesters.
él/ella/usted
Me alegra que deportemos a los criminales.
I'm glad we are deporting the criminals.
nosotros
Quiero que deportéis a los culpables.
I want you (plural, informal) to deport the guilty ones.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the indicative instead of the subjunctive: 'Espero que deportan...'.
Correct: After 'espero que', 'dudo que', etc., you need the subjunctive: 'Espero que deporten...'.
Why: Expressions of hope, doubt, and emotion trigger the subjunctive mood.
Mistake: Confusing the yo and él/ella/usted forms: 'que yo deporte' vs 'que él deporte'.
Correct: Both forms are identical: 'que yo/él/ella/usted deporte'.
Why: In the present subjunctive, the yo form and the él/ella/usted form are the same for regular -ar verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: deporto
The present tense of deportar (deporto, deportas, deporta, deportamos, deportáis, deportan) describes current or habitual deportations.
Preterite
yo: deporté
The preterite of deportar is regular: deporté, deportaste, deportó, deportamos, deportasteis, deportaron.
Imperfect
yo: deportaba
The imperfect of deportar (deportaba, deportabas, deportaba, deportábamos, deportabais, deportaban) describes ongoing or habitual past deportations.
Future
yo: deportaré
The future tense of deportar (deportaré, deportarás, deportará, deportaremos, deportaréis, deportarán) indicates future deportations.
Conditional
yo: deportaría
The conditional of deportar (deportaría, deportarías, deportaría, deportaríamos, deportaríais, deportarían) expresses hypothetical ('would') or polite deportations.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: deportara
The imperfect subjunctive of deportar (deportara/deportase) expresses past hypotheticals or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: deporta
Deportar commands: deporta (tú), deporte (usted), deportemos (nosotros), deporten (ustedes), deportad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no deportes
Negative deportar commands use the present subjunctive: no deporta (tú), no deporte (usted), no deportemos (nosotros), no deporten (ustedes), no deportéis (vosotros).