explotar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
explotar — to explode
The present subjunctive of explotar is regular: explote, explotes, explote, explotemos, explotéis, exploten.
explotar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this mood when expressing a wish, fear, or doubt that something might explode, or when giving subjective advice about exploitation.
Notes on explotar in the Present Subjunctive
Explotar is regular; take the 'yo' form 'exploto', drop the 'o', and add -e endings.
Example Sentences
Espero que la caldera no explote.
I hope the boiler doesn't explode.
él/ella/usted
Dudo que ellos exploten a sus trabajadores.
I doubt that they exploit their workers.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es importante que no explotemos los recursos sin control.
It is important that we don't exploit resources without control.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: explotas (in a subjunctive context)
Correct: explotes
Why: Learners often forget to switch the vowel from 'a' to 'e' for -ar verbs in the subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: exploto
The present tense of explotar is regular: exploto, explotas, explota, explotamos, explotáis, explotan.
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.
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.