excitar Present Conjugation
excitar — to stimulate
Use 'excito', 'excitas', 'excita', 'excitamos', 'excitáis', 'excitan' for current actions, habits, or general truths with 'excitar'.
excitar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
The present tense is for actions happening right now ('I stimulate'), habitual actions ('She stimulates creativity every day'), or general truths ('This music stimulates the mind').
Notes on excitar in the Present
Excitar is regular in the present indicative. All forms follow the standard -ar conjugation.
Example Sentences
Yo excito mi mente leyendo.
I stimulate my mind by reading.
yo
¿Tú excitas a la gente con tus ideas?
Do you excite people with your ideas?
tú
El café excita el sistema nervioso.
Coffee stimulates the nervous system.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros excitamos el interés en el proyecto.
We stimulate interest in the project.
nosotros
Ellos excitan la economía con sus inversiones.
They stimulate the economy with their investments.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative when the subjunctive is needed.
Correct: For wishes, doubts, or emotions, use the present subjunctive: 'Espero que excites...', not 'Espero que excitas...'.
Why: The indicative mood states facts or opinions, while the subjunctive mood expresses subjective states like wishes or doubts.
Mistake: Incorrectly conjugating the vosotros form.
Correct: The correct form is 'excitáis', with the accent on the 'a'.
Why: The accent on the 'a' is necessary for the correct pronunciation of the vosotros form in the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: excité
The preterite of 'excitar' is regular: excité, excitaste, excitó, excitamos, excitasteis, excitaron.
Imperfect
yo: excitaba
Use 'excitaba', 'excitabas', 'excitaba', 'excitábamos', 'excitabais', 'excitaban' for ongoing or habitual past actions with 'excitar'.
Future
yo: excitaré
Use 'excitaré', 'excitarás', 'excitará', 'excitaremos', 'excitaréis', 'excitarán' for future actions or probability with 'excitar'.
Conditional
yo: excitaría
Use 'excitaría', 'excitarías', 'excitaría', 'excitaríamos', 'excitaríais', 'excitarían' for hypotheticals ('would') or polite requests with 'excitar'.
Present Subjunctive
yo: excite
Use 'excite', 'excites', 'excitemos', 'exciten', 'excitéis' for wishes, doubts, emotions, and uncertainty with 'excitar'.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: excitara
Use 'excitara' or 'excitase' (and forms) for past hypothetical or uncertain situations with 'excitar'.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: excita
Use 'excita', 'excite', 'excitemos', 'exciten', 'excitad' for direct commands with 'excitar'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no excites
Use 'no excites', 'no excite', 'no excitemos', 'no exciten', 'no excitéis' for negative commands with 'excitar'.