exagerar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
exagerar — to exaggerate
The present subjunctive (exagere, exageres, etc.) follows expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, and uncertainty.
exagerar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive after verbs or expressions that show doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty. Think 'I doubt that...', 'I want that...', 'It's important that...'.
Notes on exagerar in the Present Subjunctive
Exagerar is regular in the present subjunctive. The stem does not change.
Example Sentences
Dudo que él exagere tanto.
I doubt that he exaggerates so much.
él/ella/usted
Espero que tú no exageres con las quejas.
I hope you don't exaggerate with the complaints.
tú
Quiero que exageremos la escena para el teatro.
I want us to exaggerate the scene for the play.
nosotros
No creo que ellos exageren.
I don't think they exaggerate.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Me sorprende que vosotros exageréis.
It surprises me that you all exaggerate.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the indicative present instead of the subjunctive.
Correct: After 'dudo que', 'espero que', etc., use 'exagere', not 'exagera'.
Why: These trigger phrases require the subjunctive mood to express doubt or desire.
Mistake: Forgetting the 's' in 'exageres' (tú) and 'exageréis' (vosotros).
Correct: The correct forms are 'exageres' and 'exageréis'.
Why: These are standard endings for the present subjunctive in the tú and vosotros forms.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: exagero
The present tense (exagero, exageras, etc.) describes current actions, habits, and general truths about exaggerating.
Preterite
yo: exageré
The preterite of exagerar is regular: exageré, exageraste, exageró, exageramos, exagerasteis, exageraron.
Imperfect
yo: exageraba
The imperfect of exagerar (exageraba, exagerabas, etc.) describes ongoing or habitual past exaggeration.
Future
yo: exageraré
The future tense of exagerar (exageraré, exagerarás, etc.) talks about future exaggerations or probabilities.
Conditional
yo: exageraría
The conditional of exagerar (exageraría, exagerarías, etc.) is used for hypotheticals ('would') and polite requests.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: exagerara
The imperfect subjunctive (exagerara, exageraras, etc.) is used for hypothetical or past subjunctive situations.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: exagera
Exagera (tú), exagere (usted), exageremos (nosotros), exageren (ustedes), exagerad (vosotros) are the commands for 'to exaggerate'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no exageres
Negative commands like 'no exageres' (tú) or 'no exagere' (usted) use the present subjunctive.