echar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
echar — to throw
The present subjunctive of echar switches to 'e' endings: eche, eches, eche, echemos, echéis, echen.
echar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when you want someone to throw something away, or when you doubt that someone is adding enough ingredients to a recipe.
Notes on echar in the Present Subjunctive
Echar is regular in the present subjunctive. It follows the standard pattern of swapping 'a' for 'e' for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Espero que eches la carta hoy.
I hope you mail the letter today.
tú
Dudo que echen a perder el plan.
I doubt they will ruin the plan.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Mi madre quiere que yo eche más agua a las plantas.
My mother wants me to put more water on the plants.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'echa' in a subjunctive clause.
Correct: eche
Why: Learners often forget to switch the vowel to 'e' when expressing wishes or doubts with -ar verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: echo
The present tense of echar is fully regular: echo, echas, echa, echamos, echáis, echan.
Preterite
yo: eché
The preterite of echar is regular: eché, echaste, echó, echamos, echasteis, echaron.
Imperfect
yo: echaba
Echar follows the regular -aba pattern in the imperfect: echaba, echabas, echaba, echábamos, echabais, echaban.
Future
yo: echaré
The future of echar uses the infinitive as the stem: echaré, echarás, echará, echaremos, echaréis, echarán.
Conditional
yo: echaría
The conditional of echar is regular: echaría, echarías, echaría, echaríamos, echaríais, echarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: echara
The imperfect subjunctive of echar is regular: echara, echaras, echara, echáramos, echarais, echaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: echa
The affirmative imperative of echar uses echa (tú) and echad (vosotros), with eche/echen for formal use.
Negative Imperative
yo: no eches
The negative imperative of echar uses the present subjunctive: no eches, no eche, no echemos, no echéis, no echen.