escribir Present Subjunctive Conjugation
escribir — to write
The present subjunctive of escribir uses -a endings: escriba, escribas, escriba, escribamos, escribáis, escriban.
escribir Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when there is doubt, emotion, or a wish involved, such as 'I want you to write' or 'It's possible that they write'.
Notes on escribir in the Present Subjunctive
Escribir is regular in the subjunctive. It follows the rule of taking the 'yo' form of the present indicative (escribo), dropping the 'o', and adding -a endings.
Example Sentences
Mi madre quiere que le escriba más a menudo.
My mother wants me to write to her more often.
yo
Es importante que escribas tu nombre claramente.
It is important that you write your name clearly.
tú
Dudo que ellos escriban la tarea hoy.
I doubt that they will write the homework today.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'escribe' after 'querer que'.
Correct: Use 'escriba'.
Why: Verbs of influence like 'querer' trigger the subjunctive mood in the second clause.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: escribo
The present tense of escribir is a regular -ir verb: escribo, escribes, escribe, escribimos, escribís, escriben.
Preterite
yo: escribí
The preterite of escribir is regular: escribí, escribiste, escribió, escribimos, escribisteis, escribieron.
Imperfect
yo: escribía
The imperfect of escribir uses -ía endings: escribía, escribías, escribía, escribíamos, escribíais, escribían.
Future
yo: escribiré
The future tense uses the full infinitive as the base: escribiré, escribirás, escribirá, escribiremos, escribiréis, escribirán.
Conditional
yo: escribiría
The conditional is formed by adding -ía to the infinitive: escribiría, escribirías, escribiría, escribiríamos, escribiríais, escribirían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: escribiera
The imperfect subjunctive of escribir is built from the 'ellos' preterite: escribiera, escribieras, escribiera, escribiéramos, escribierais, escribieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: escribe
The affirmative imperative gives commands: escribe (tú), escribid (vosotros), escriba (usted), escriban (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no escribas
The negative imperative uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no escribas, no escriba, no escribamos, no escribáis, no escriban.