enfocar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
enfocar — to focus
The present subjunctive of enfocar features a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: enfoque, enfoques, enfoque, enfoquemos, enfoquéis, enfoquen.
enfocar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this tense when expressing a wish, doubt, or suggestion about what someone should focus on, or after phrases like 'es necesario que' or 'quiero que'.
Notes on enfocar in the Present Subjunctive
Enfocar is a -car verb, meaning the 'c' changes to 'qu' before the letter 'e' to maintain the hard 'k' sound. Otherwise, it follows regular -ar subjunctive endings.
Example Sentences
Es importante que te enfoques en tus estudios.
It's important that you focus on your studies.
tú
Dudo que ellos enfoquen la cámara correctamente.
I doubt they are focusing the camera correctly.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Quiero que enfoquemos nuestra energía en el proyecto.
I want us to focus our energy on the project.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'enfoces' instead of 'enfoques'.
Correct: enfoques
Why: In Spanish, 'ce' makes an 's' or 'th' sound. You need the 'qu' to keep the hard 'k' sound of the infinitive enfocar.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: enfoco
The present indicative of enfocar is completely regular: enfoco, enfocas, enfoca, enfocamos, enfocáis, enfocan.
Preterite
yo: enfoqué
Enfocar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'enfoqué' to keep the hard 'k' sound.
Imperfect
yo: enfocaba
The imperfect of enfocar is regular: enfocaba, enfocabas, enfocaba, enfocábamos, enfocabais, enfocaban.
Future
yo: enfocaré
The future tense of enfocar is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: enfocaría
The conditional of enfocar is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: enfocara
The imperfect subjunctive of enfocar is regular, formed from the third-person plural preterite: enfocara, enfocaras, enfocáramos.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: enfoca
The affirmative imperative of enfocar uses 'enfoca' for tú and 'enfoque' for usted.
Negative Imperative
yo: no enfoques
The negative imperative of enfocar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no enfoques, no enfoque, no enfoquen.