eliminar Present Conjugation
eliminar — eliminate
The present indicative of eliminar is regular: elimino, eliminas, elimina, eliminamos, elimináis, eliminan.
eliminar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense of 'eliminar' for actions happening now, habitual actions, or general truths. For example, 'Yo elimino las malas hierbas del jardín cada semana' (I eliminate the weeds from the garden every week).
Notes on eliminar in the Present
Eliminar is regular in the present indicative. All forms follow the standard pattern for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Yo elimino el polvo de los muebles.
I eliminate the dust from the furniture.
yo
Tú eliminas los errores del texto.
You eliminate the errors from the text.
tú
El sol elimina las bacterias.
The sun eliminates bacteria.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros eliminamos los desperdicios correctamente.
We eliminate waste properly.
nosotros
Ellos eliminan los anuncios de la página.
They eliminate the ads from the page.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the infinitive instead of the conjugated form.
Correct: Use 'elimino' for 'yo', not 'eliminar'.
Why: The verb must be conjugated to agree with the subject.
Mistake: Confusing 'elimina' (él/ella/usted) with 'eliminas' (tú).
Correct: Ensure you use the correct ending for the subject: 'él elimina', 'tú eliminas'.
Why: These are common confusion points for learners, especially with regular -ar verbs.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: eliminé
The preterite of eliminar is regular: eliminé, eliminaste, eliminó, eliminamos, eliminasteis, eliminaron.
Imperfect
yo: eliminaba
The imperfect of eliminar is regular: eliminaba, eliminabas, eliminaba, eliminábamos, eliminabais, eliminaban.
Future
yo: eliminaré
The future of eliminar is regular, using the infinitive stem: eliminaré, eliminarás, eliminará, eliminaremos, eliminaréis, eliminarán.
Conditional
yo: eliminaría
The conditional of eliminar is regular: eliminaría, eliminarías, eliminaría, eliminaríamos, eliminaríais, eliminarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: elimine
The present subjunctive of eliminar is regular: elimine, elimines, elimine, eliminemos, eliminéis, eliminen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: eliminara
The imperfect subjunctive of eliminar is regular: eliminara, eliminaras, eliminara, elimináramos, eliminarais, eliminaran (or -ra forms).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: elimina
The imperative of eliminar is regular: elimina (tú), elimine (usted), eliminemos (nosotros), eliminen (ustedes), eliminad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no elimines
The negative imperative of eliminar uses the present subjunctive: no elimines (tú), no elimine (usted), no eliminemos (nosotros), no eliminen (ustedes), no eliminéis (vosotros).