extrañar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
extrañar — to miss
The present subjunctive of extrañar flips the vowel to 'e': extrañe, extrañes, extrañe, extrañemos, extrañéis, extrañen.
extrañar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when expressing a wish, doubt, or emotion about someone missing something (e.g., 'I'm sorry that you miss your dog').
Notes on extrañar in the Present Subjunctive
Extrañar is regular in the subjunctive. It follows the standard -ar pattern of replacing 'a' with 'e'.
Example Sentences
Espero que no me extrañes demasiado.
I hope you don't miss me too much.
tú
Me da pena que ella extrañe tanto su país.
It makes me sad that she misses her country so much.
él/ella/usted
No creo que ellos nos extrañen.
I don't think they miss us.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'extraña' (present indicative) after 'espero que'.
Correct: Use 'extrañe' (subjunctive).
Why: Verbs of emotion or wishing like 'esperar' require the subjunctive in the dependent clause.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: extraño
The present tense of extrañar is completely regular: extraño, extrañas, extraña, extrañamos, extrañáis, extrañan.
Preterite
yo: extrañé
The preterite of extrañar is regular: extrañé, extrañaste, extrañó, extrañamos, extrañasteis, extrañaron.
Imperfect
yo: extrañaba
The imperfect of extrañar uses the standard -aba endings: extrañaba, extrañabas, extrañaba, extrañábamos, extrañabais, extrañaban.
Future
yo: extrañaré
The future tense of extrañar adds endings to the infinitive: extrañaré, extrañarás, extrañará, extrañaremos, extrañaréis, extrañarán.
Conditional
yo: extrañaría
The conditional of extrañar is regular: extrañaría, extrañarías, extrañaría, extrañaríamos, extrañaríais, extrañarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: extrañara
The imperfect subjunctive of extrañar uses the -ra endings: extrañara, extrañaras, extrañara, extrañáramos, extrañarais, extrañaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: extraña
The affirmative imperative of extrañar uses extraña (tú) and extrañe (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no extrañes
The negative imperative of extrañar uses the present subjunctive: no extrañes, no extrañe, no extrañemos, no extrañéis, no extrañen.