fotografiar Present Conjugation
fotografiar — to photograph
The present of fotografiar uses an accent on the 'í' for all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
fotografiar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about hobbies, professional photography habits, or what someone is capturing with their camera right now.
Notes on fotografiar in the Present
Fotografiar follows the pattern of -iar verbs where the 'i' becomes stressed and takes an accent (í) in the 'boot' forms (yo, tú, él, ellos).
Example Sentences
Yo siempre fotografío el atardecer.
I always photograph the sunset.
yo
Ella fotografía muy bien a los animales.
She photographs animals very well.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros fotografiamos la boda hoy.
We are photographing the wedding today.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'fotografio' without the accent.
Correct: fotografío
Why: Without the accent, the stress would fall on the 'a', which is incorrect for this verb pattern.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: fotografié
The preterite of fotografiar is regular, used for specific photo sessions completed in the past.
Imperfect
yo: fotografiaba
The imperfect of fotografiar is regular: fotografiaba, fotografiabas, fotografiaba...
Future
yo: fotografiaré
The future of fotografiar is regular: attach -é, -ás, -á to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: fotografiaría
The conditional of fotografiar is regular: fotografiaría, fotografiarías, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: fotografíe
The present subjunctive of fotografiar requires an accent on the 'í' in most forms.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: fotografiara
The imperfect subjunctive of fotografiar is regular: fotografiara, fotografiaras...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: fotografía
Use the imperative of fotografiar to give direct commands to a photographer.
Negative Imperative
yo: no fotografíes
The negative imperative uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms of fotografiar.