inaugurar Present Conjugation
inaugurar — to open
The present tense of inaugurar is regular: inauguro, inauguras, inaugura, inauguramos, inauguráis, inauguran.
inaugurar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense of inaugurar for actions happening now (like opening a door), habitual actions (like a store opening daily), or general truths.
Notes on inaugurar in the Present
Inaugurar is regular in the present tense. All conjugations follow the standard pattern for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Yo inauguro la reunión a las diez.
I open the meeting at ten.
yo
Esta tienda inaugura a las nueve de la mañana.
This store opens at nine in the morning.
él/ella/usted
¿Tú inauguras la ceremonia?
Are you opening the ceremony?
tú
Nosotros inauguramos el local cada lunes.
We open the place every Monday.
nosotros
Ellos inauguran la temporada de verano.
They open the summer season.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'abrir' when 'inaugurar' is more appropriate for a formal opening.
Correct: Use 'inaugurar' for formal openings like a business or event.
Why: 'Abrir' is general (open a door), while 'inaugurar' implies a more significant, official start.
Mistake: Incorrect ending for vosotros.
Correct: The correct form is 'inauguráis'.
Why: The present tense ending for vosotros with -ar verbs is -áis.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: inauguré
The preterite of inaugurar is regular: inauguré, inauguraste, inauguró, inauguramos, inaugurasteis, inauguraron.
Imperfect
yo: inauguraba
The imperfect of inaugurar is regular: inauguraba, inaugurabas, inauguraba, inaugurábamos, inaugurabais, inauguraban.
Future
yo: inauguraré
The future tense of inaugurar is regular: inauguraré, inaugurarás, inaugurará, inauguraremos, inauguraréis, inaugurarán.
Conditional
yo: inauguraría
The conditional of inaugurar is regular: inauguraría, inaugurarías, inauguraría, inauguraríamos, inauguraríais, inaugurarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: inaugure
The present subjunctive of inaugurar is regular: inaugure, inaugures, inaugure, inauguremos, inauguréis, inauguren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: inaugurara
The imperfect subjunctive of inaugurar has two forms: inaugurara/inaugurase and inauguraras/inaugurases, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: inaugura
The imperative of inaugurar is mostly regular: inaugura, inaugure, inauguremos, inaugurad, inauguren.
Negative Imperative
yo: no inaugures
The negative imperative of inaugurar uses the present subjunctive: no inaugures, no inaugure, no inauguréis, no inauguren.