emborrachar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
emborrachar — to make someone drunk
Use emborrache for wishes, doubts, or emotions about getting drunk.
emborrachar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
The present subjunctive is your go-to for expressing wishes, doubts, emotions, or uncertainty. For 'emborrachar', you might say 'I hope he doesn't get drunk' or 'It's unlikely that they will get drunk.'
Notes on emborrachar in the Present Subjunctive
Emborrachar is regular in the present subjunctive. It follows the standard pattern for -ar verbs, where the 'o' in the 'yo' form of the present indicative shifts to 'e'.
Example Sentences
Espero que no te emborraches esta noche.
I hope you don't get yourself drunk tonight.
tú
Dudo que él se emborrache con solo dos cervezas.
I doubt he'll get drunk on just two beers.
él/ella/usted
Queremos que ellos no se emborrachen.
We want them not to get drunk.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the subjunctive.
Correct: 'Espero que te emborrachas' (incorrect) vs. 'Espero que te emborraches' (correct).
Why: Expressions of hope, doubt, or emotion trigger the subjunctive mood.
Mistake: Forgetting to use the subjunctive after impersonal expressions.
Correct: 'Es normal emborracharse' (incorrect) vs. 'Es normal que la gente se emborrache' (correct).
Why: Impersonal expressions like 'es normal', 'es importante', 'es posible' usually require the subjunctive when followed by 'que'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: emborracho
Use emborracho, emborrachas, emborracha etc. for habitual or current actions of getting drunk.
Preterite
yo: emborraché
Use emborraché, emborrachaste, emborrachó etc. for completed past actions of getting someone drunk.
Imperfect
yo: emborrachaba
Use emborrachaba for ongoing or habitual past actions of getting drunk.
Future
yo: emborracharé
Use emborracharé, emborracharás, emborrachará etc. for future actions or probability involving getting drunk.
Conditional
yo: emborracharía
Use emborracharía for hypothetical situations or polite requests about getting drunk.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: emborrachara
Use emborrachara/emborrachase for past hypotheticals or wishes related to getting drunk.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: emborracha
Use emborracha (tú) and emborracha (vosotros) for direct commands with emborrachar.
Negative Imperative
yo: no emborraches
Use 'no + present subjunctive' for negative commands with emborrachar.