extinguirConjugation
extinguir means to extinguish.
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Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive of extinguir follows the third-person plural preterite: extinguiera, extinguieras, extinguiera, extinguiéramos, extinguierais, extinguieran.
Present Subjunctive
The present subjunctive of extinguir changes the 'gu' to 'g' in all forms: extinga, extingas, extinga, extingamos, extingáis, extingan.
Imperative
Negative Imperative
The negative imperative of extinguir always drops the 'u' to keep the hard 'g' sound: no extingas, no extinga, no extingamos, no extingáis, no extingan.
Imperative
The imperative of extinguir uses 'extingue' for informal tú and 'extinga' for formal commands.
Indicative
Conditional
The conditional of extinguir is regular: extinguiría, extinguirías, extinguiría, extinguiríamos, extinguiríais, extinguirían.
Preterite
The preterite of extinguir is regular, focusing on completed actions like putting out a fire or a species going extinct.
Imperfect
The imperfect of extinguir is completely regular: extinguía, extinguías, extinguía, extinguíamos, extinguíais, extinguían.
Present
The present tense of extinguir is mostly regular, but the 'yo' form changes to 'extingo' to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Future
The future tense of extinguir is regular, formed by adding endings to the full infinitive: extinguiré, extinguirás, etc.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does extinguir mean in Spanish?
extinguir means "to extinguish".
Is extinguir a regular or irregular verb?
extinguir is a spelling-change -ir verb in Spanish.
How do you conjugate extinguir in the present tense?
The present tense of extinguir is: yo extingo, tú extingues, él/ella/usted extingue, nosotros extinguimos, vosotros extinguís, ellos/ellas/ustedes extinguen.
How do you conjugate extinguir in the preterite (past tense)?
The preterite of extinguir is: yo extinguí, tú extinguiste, él/ella/usted extinguió, nosotros extinguimos, vosotros extinguisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes extinguieron.
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