discutir Present Subjunctive Conjugation
discutir — discuss
The present subjunctive of discutir uses -a endings: discuta, discutas, discuta, discutamos, discutáis, discutan.
discutir Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when you want someone to discuss something (wishes), or when you doubt that they are discussing it (uncertainty).
Notes on discutir in the Present Subjunctive
Discutir is regular here. It follows the rule of using the 'yo' present stem (discut-) and adding the opposite endings (-a).
Example Sentences
Espero que discutas esto con tu familia.
I hope you discuss this with your family.
tú
Dudo que ellos discutan el tema hoy.
I doubt that they will discuss the topic today.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es importante que discutamos el problema ahora.
It is important that we discuss the problem now.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: discute (as subjunctive)
Correct: discuta
Why: For -ir verbs, the subjunctive uses 'a' instead of 'e'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: discuto
Discutir is a regular -ir verb in the present tense: discuto, discutes, discute, discutimos, discutís, discuten.
Preterite
yo: discutí
The preterite of discutir follows regular -ir endings: discutí, discutiste, discutió, discutimos, discutisteis, discutieron.
Imperfect
yo: discutía
The imperfect of discutir uses standard -ía endings: discutía, discutías, discutía, discutíamos, discutíais, discutían.
Future
yo: discutiré
The future of discutir adds endings to the full infinitive: discutiré, discutirás, discutirá, discutiremos, discutiréis, discutirán.
Conditional
yo: discutiría
The conditional of discutir uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: discutiría, discutirías, discutiría, discutiríamos, discutiríais, discutirían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: discutiera
The imperfect subjunctive of discutir uses the preterite stem: discutiera, discutieras, discutiera, discutiéramos, discutierais, discutieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: discute
The imperative of discutir allows for direct commands: discute, discuta, discutamos, discutid, discutan.
Negative Imperative
yo: no discutas
The negative imperative of discutir uses the present subjunctive: no discutas, no discuta, no discutamos, no discutáis, no discutan.