despertar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
despertar — to wake (someone) up
The present subjunctive follows the e→ie stem change: despierte, despiertes, despierte, despertemos, despertéis, despierten.
despertar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when you want, hope, or doubt that someone wakes someone else up (e.g., 'I want you to wake me up').
Notes on despertar in the Present Subjunctive
Just like the present indicative, the stem change happens in the 'boot' (all forms except nosotros and vosotros).
Example Sentences
Espero que me despiertes a las ocho.
I hope that you wake me up at eight.
tú
Mi jefe quiere que lo despierte si hay una emergencia.
My boss wants me to wake him up if there is an emergency.
yo
Es mejor que despertemos a María ahora.
It's better that we wake María up now.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'despiertemos' for nosotros.
Correct: despertemos
Why: The e→ie stem change does not happen in the nosotros/vosotros forms of the subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: despierto
Despertar has an e→ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: desperté
Despertar is regular in the preterite: desperté, despertaste, despertó, despertamos, despertasteis, despertaron.
Imperfect
yo: despertaba
Despertar is regular in the imperfect: despertaba, despertabas, despertaba, despertábamos, despertabais, despertaban.
Future
yo: despertaré
The future of despertar is regular: despertaré, despertarás, despertará, despertaremos, despertaréis, despertarán.
Conditional
yo: despertaría
The conditional of despertar is regular: despertaría, despertarías, despertaría, despertaríamos, despertaríais, despertarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: despertara
The imperfect subjunctive of despertar is regular: despertara, despertaras, despertara, despertáramos, despertarais, despertaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: despierta
Give commands using despierta (tú), despierte (usted), or despertad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no despiertes
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no despiertes (tú), no despierte (usted).