esquiar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
esquiar — to ski
The present subjunctive of esquiar follows the accent pattern: esquíe, esquíes, esquíe, esquiemos, esquiéis, esquíen.
esquiar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when you want someone else to ski, or when expressing doubt or emotion (e.g., 'I hope you ski well').
Notes on esquiar in the Present Subjunctive
Similar to the present indicative, the 'í' takes a written accent in all forms except 'nosotros' and 'vosotros' to maintain the correct stress.
Example Sentences
Espero que tú esquíes con cuidado.
I hope that you ski carefully.
tú
Dudo que ellos esquíen hoy.
I doubt that they will ski today.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es importante que esquíe con casco.
It is important that he skis with a helmet.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'esquie' without the accent.
Correct: esquíe
Why: The accent is necessary to separate the vowels into two syllables: es-KEE-e.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: esquío
Esquiar follows a specific accentuation pattern: esquío, esquías, esquía, esquiamos, esquiáis, esquían.
Preterite
yo: esquié
The preterite of esquiar is regular: esquié, esquiaste, esquió, esquiamos, esquiasteis, esquiaron.
Imperfect
yo: esquiaba
The imperfect of esquiar is regular: esquiaba, esquiabas, esquiaba, esquiábamos, esquiabais, esquiaban.
Future
yo: esquiaré
The future of esquiar is regular: esquiaré, esquiarás, esquiará, esquiaremos, esquiaréis, esquiarán.
Conditional
yo: esquiaría
The conditional of esquiar is regular: esquiaría, esquiarías, esquiaría, esquiaríamos, esquiaríais, esquiarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: esquiara
The imperfect subjunctive of esquiar is regular: esquiara, esquiaras, esquiara, esquiáramos, esquiarais, esquiaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: esquía
The imperative of esquiar uses the accent on the 'í' for most commands: esquía, esquíe, esquiemos, esquiad, esquíen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no esquíes
The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no esquíes, no esquíe, no esquiemos, no esquiéis, no esquíen.