fluir Present Conjugation
fluir — to flow
The present tense adds a 'y' to most forms: fluyo, fluyes, fluye, fluimos, fluís, fluyen.
fluir Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for things that flow habitually or are flowing right now, like a river, electricity, or a conversation.
Notes on fluir in the Present
The 'y' is added to the stem in all forms except 'nosotros' and 'vosotros'.
Example Sentences
El río fluye hacia el mar.
The river flows toward the sea.
él/ella/usted
Yo siempre fluyo con las circunstancias.
I always go with the flow of circumstances.
yo
Las ideas fluyen cuando estoy relajado.
Ideas flow when I am relaxed.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'fluo' instead of 'fluyo'.
Correct: fluyo
Why: Verbs ending in -uir (except those in -guir) insert a 'y' before endings starting with 'o', 'e', or 'a'.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: fluí
In the preterite, fluir changes 'i' to 'y' in the third person: fluí, fluiste, fluyó, fluimos, fluisteis, fluyeron.
Imperfect
yo: fluía
The imperfect of fluir is regular: fluía, fluías, fluía, fluíamos, fluíais, fluían.
Future
yo: fluiré
The future tense is regular for fluir: fluiré, fluirás, fluirá, fluiremos, fluiréis, fluirán.
Conditional
yo: fluiría
The conditional is regular for fluir: fluiría, fluirías, fluiría, fluiríamos, fluiríais, fluirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: fluya
The present subjunctive of fluir features a 'y' spelling change: fluya, fluyas, fluya, fluyamos, fluyáis, fluyan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: fluyera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'fluy-' stem: fluyera, fluyeras, fluyera, fluyéramos, fluyerais, fluyeran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: fluye
The imperative uses 'y' in most forms: fluye (tú), fluya (usted), fluyamos (nosotros), fluid (vosotros), fluyan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no fluyas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no fluyas, no fluya, no fluyamos, no fluyáis, no fluyan.