enloquecer Present Subjunctive Conjugation
enloquecer — to go crazy
The present subjunctive uses the 'zc' stem for all persons: enloquezca, enloquezcas, enloquezca, enloquezcamos, enloquezcáis, enloquezcan.
enloquecer Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when you want, fear, or doubt that someone might go crazy (e.g., 'I don't want you to go crazy').
Notes on enloquecer in the Present Subjunctive
Since the 'yo' form of the present indicative is 'enloquezco', that 'zc' stem carries through the entire present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No quiero que te enloquezcas por el trabajo.
I don't want you to go crazy over work.
tú
Es posible que ella enloquezca con tantos exámenes.
It's possible she might go crazy with so many exams.
él/ella/usted
Dudo que enloquezcan por esta tontería.
I doubt they will go crazy over this nonsense.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'enloqueca' instead of 'enloquezca'.
Correct: The 'zc' is required for all forms in the present subjunctive.
Why: The subjunctive follows the stem of the present indicative 'yo' form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: enloquezco
Enloquecer is irregular in the 'yo' form (enloquezco), but regular for all other persons.
Preterite
yo: enloquecí
Enloquecer is regular in the preterite: enloquecí, enloqueciste, enloqueció, enloquecimos, enloquecisteis, enloquecieron.
Imperfect
yo: enloquecía
The imperfect of enloquecer is regular: enloquecía, enloquecías, enloquecía, enloquecíamos, enloquecíais, enloquecían.
Future
yo: enloqueceré
The future of enloquecer is regular: enloqueceré, enloquecerás, enloquecerá, enloqueceremos, enloqueceréis, enloquecerán.
Conditional
yo: enloquecería
The conditional of enloquecer is regular: enloquecería, enloquecerías, enloquecería, enloqueceríamos, enloqueceríais, enloquecerían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: enloqueciera
The imperfect subjunctive of enloquecer is regular: enloqueciera, enloquecieras, enloqueciera, enloqueciéramos, enloquecierais, enloquecieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: enloquece
The imperative uses 'enloquece' (tú) and 'enloquezca' (usted/ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no enloquezcas
The negative imperative always uses the 'zc' stem: no enloquezcas, no enloquezca, no enloquezcamos, no enloquezcáis, no enloquezcan.