graduar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
graduar — to graduate
The present subjunctive of graduar adds an accent to the 'u' in most forms: gradúe, gradúes, gradúe, graduemos, graduéis, gradúen.
graduar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this tense when expressing a wish, hope, or doubt about someone graduating, or after phrases like 'es importante que'.
Notes on graduar in the Present Subjunctive
The verb follows the accent shift rule: the 'u' takes a tilde when it is the stressed syllable (the 'boot' forms), but not in nosotros or vosotros.
Example Sentences
Espero que te gradúes pronto.
I hope you graduate soon.
tú
Dudo que ellos se gradúen este año.
I doubt they will graduate this year.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es necesario que graduemos la vista antes de comprar gafas.
It's necessary that we calibrate our vision before buying glasses.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'gradue' without the accent.
Correct: gradúe
Why: Without the accent, the 'u' and 'e' would form a diphthong, but the 'u' must be stressed and separate.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: gradúo
The present of graduar features an accent shift on the 'u': gradúo, gradúas, gradúa, graduamos, graduáis, gradúan.
Preterite
yo: gradué
The preterite of graduar is regular: gradué, graduaste, graduó, graduamos, graduasteis, graduaron.
Imperfect
yo: graduaba
The imperfect of graduar is regular: graduaba, graduabas, graduaba, graduábamos, graduabais, graduaban.
Future
yo: graduaré
The future of graduar is regular: graduaré, graduarás, graduará, graduaremos, graduaréis, graduarán.
Conditional
yo: graduaría
The conditional of graduar is regular: graduaría, graduarías, graduaría, graduaríamos, graduaríais, graduarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: graduara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite stem: graduara, graduaras, graduara, graduáramos, graduarais, graduaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: gradúa
The imperative of graduar uses the accent shift in singular and plural 'usted' forms: gradúa, gradúe, graduemos, graduad, gradúen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no gradúes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no gradúes, no gradúe, no graduemos, no graduéis, no gradúen.