extinguir Present Subjunctive Conjugation
extinguir — to extinguish
The present subjunctive of extinguir changes the 'gu' to 'g' in all forms: extinga, extingas, extinga, extingamos, extingáis, extingan.
extinguir Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this tense after expressions of doubt, desire, or necessity, like 'Espero que extingan el fuego' (I hope they put out the fire).
Notes on extinguir in the Present Subjunctive
Because the endings start with 'a', the 'u' is dropped in all forms to maintain the hard 'g' sound (extinga). If you kept the 'u', it would be pronounced 'exting-wa'.
Example Sentences
Espero que no se extinga esta tradición.
I hope this tradition doesn't die out.
él/ella/usted
Es necesario que extingamos la luz al salir.
It is necessary that we turn out the light when leaving.
nosotros
Dudo que ellos extingan el incendio hoy.
I doubt they will extinguish the fire today.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'extinguas' instead of 'extingas'.
Correct: extingas
Why: The 'u' is only a placeholder for 'e' and 'i'. Before an 'a', it is not needed to keep the 'g' hard.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: extingo
The present tense of extinguir is mostly regular, but the 'yo' form changes to 'extingo' to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Preterite
yo: extinguí
The preterite of extinguir is regular, focusing on completed actions like putting out a fire or a species going extinct.
Imperfect
yo: extinguía
The imperfect of extinguir is completely regular: extinguía, extinguías, extinguía, extinguíamos, extinguíais, extinguían.
Future
yo: extinguiré
The future tense of extinguir is regular, formed by adding endings to the full infinitive: extinguiré, extinguirás, etc.
Conditional
yo: extinguiría
The conditional of extinguir is regular: extinguiría, extinguirías, extinguiría, extinguiríamos, extinguiríais, extinguirían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: extinguiera
The imperfect subjunctive of extinguir follows the third-person plural preterite: extinguiera, extinguieras, extinguiera, extinguiéramos, extinguierais, extinguieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: extingue
The imperative of extinguir uses 'extingue' for informal tú and 'extinga' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no extingas
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.