estallar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
estallar — to explode
The present subjunctive of estallar is regular: estalle, estalles, estalle, estallemos, estalléis, estallen.
estallar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive of estallar after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty, or in negative commands. For example, 'Espero que no estalles' (I hope you don't explode) or 'No estalles de furia' (Don't burst with fury).
Notes on estallar in the Present Subjunctive
Estallar is regular in the present subjunctive. The forms are derived from the yo form of the present indicative ('estallo').
Example Sentences
Espero que la bomba no estalle.
I hope the bomb doesn't explode.
él/ella/usted
Dudo que estalles por un pequeño problema.
I doubt you'll explode over a small problem.
tú
Nos alegra que la situación no estalle.
We are happy that the situation doesn't explode.
él/ella/usted
Quiero que estallemos en aplausos cuando termine.
I want us to burst into applause when it finishes.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the indicative instead of the subjunctive after doubt or emotion.
Correct: Use 'no estalle' after 'dudo que' or 'no estalles' after 'espero que no'.
Why: Expressions of doubt, emotion, denial, and desire trigger the subjunctive mood.
Mistake: Using the wrong ending for vosotros.
Correct: The vosotros form is 'estalléis', not 'estalles'.
Why: The vosotros ending in the present subjunctive is always -éis for -ar verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: estallo
The present tense of estallar is regular: estallo, estallas, estalla, estallamos, estalláis, estallan.
Preterite
yo: estallé
The preterite of estallar is regular: estallé, estallaste, estalló, estallamos, estallasteis, estallaron.
Imperfect
yo: estallaba
The imperfect of estallar is regular: estallaba, estallabas, estallaba, estallábamos, estallabais, estallaban.
Future
yo: estallaré
The future of estallar is regular: estallaré, estallarás, estallará, estallaremos, estallaréis, estallarán.
Conditional
yo: estallaría
The conditional of estallar is regular: estallaría, estallarías, estallaría, estallaríamos, estallaríais, estallarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: estallara
The imperfect subjunctive of estallar is regular: estallara, estallaras, estallara, estalláramos, estallarais, estallaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: estalla
The imperative of estallar is: estalla (tú), estalle (usted), estallemos (nosotros), estallad (vosotros), estallen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no estalles
The negative imperative of estallar uses the present subjunctive: no estalles (tú), no estalle (usted), no estallemos (nosotros), no estalléis (vosotros), no estallen (ustedes).