explotar Present Conjugation
explotar — to explode
The present tense of explotar is regular: exploto, explotas, explota, explotamos, explotáis, explotan.
explotar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about current states, recurring events like balloons popping, or general facts about how things explode. It can also describe ongoing situations like a company exploiting resources.
Notes on explotar in the Present
Explotar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense with no stem changes.
Example Sentences
Si inflas mucho el globo, explota.
If you blow up the balloon too much, it explodes.
él/ella/usted
Yo no exploto a mis empleados.
I do not exploit my employees.
yo
Ellos explotan los recursos naturales de la zona.
They exploit the natural resources of the area.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using a stem change like 'expluoto'.
Correct: exploto
Why: Learners sometimes assume -ar verbs have stem changes, but explotar remains regular.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: exploté
The preterite of explotar is regular: exploté, explotaste, explotó, explotamos, explotasteis, explotaron.
Imperfect
yo: explotaba
The imperfect of explotar is regular: explotaba, explotabas, explotaba, explotábamos, explotabais, explotaban.
Future
yo: explotaré
The future of explotar is regular: explotaré, explotarás, explotará, explotaremos, explotaréis, explotarán.
Conditional
yo: explotaría
The conditional of explotar is regular: explotaría, explotarías, explotaría, explotaríamos, explotaríais, explotarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: explote
The present subjunctive of explotar is regular: explote, explotes, explote, explotemos, explotéis, exploten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: explotara
The imperfect subjunctive of explotar is regular: explotara, explotaras, explotara, explotáramos, explotarais, explotaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: explota
The imperative of explotar is: explota (tú), explote (usted), explotemos (nosotros), explotad (vosotros), exploten (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no explotes
The negative imperative of explotar uses present subjunctive forms: no explotes, no explote, no explotemos, no explotéis, no exploten.