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intuir Present Subjunctive Conjugation

intuir — to sense

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Quick answer:

The present subjunctive uses a 'y' in all forms: intuya, intuyas, intuya, intuyamos, intuyáis, intuyan.

intuir Present Subjunctive Forms

yointuya
túintuyas
él/ella/ustedintuya
nosotrosintuyamos
vosotrosintuyáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesintuyan

When to Use the Present Subjunctive

Use this when you doubt someone's intuition or after phrases like 'espero que' or 'es probable que'.

Notes on intuir in the Present Subjunctive

Like the present indicative, the 'y' is required throughout to maintain the correct pronunciation.

Example Sentences

  • Dudo que ella intuya lo que está pasando.

    I doubt that she senses what is happening.

    él/ella/usted

  • Espero que intuyas mi agradecimiento.

    I hope you sense my gratitude.

    tú

  • Busco a alguien que intuya mis necesidades.

    I'm looking for someone who senses my needs.

    él/ella/usted

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Using 'intua' instead of 'intuya'.

    Correct: intuya

    Why: The 'y' is necessary to separate the 'u' and the 'a' sound.

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Related Tenses

Present

yo: intuyo

The present of intuir changes the 'i' to 'y' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: intuyo, intuyes, intuye, intuimos, intuís, intuyen.

Preterite

yo: intuí

In the preterite, intuir changes 'i' to 'y' in the third person forms: intuí, intuiste, intuyó, intuimos, intuisteis, intuyeron.

Imperfect

yo: intuía

The imperfect of intuir is regular for -ir verbs: intuía, intuías, intuía, intuíamos, intuíais, intuían.

Future

yo: intuiré

The future of intuir is regular: intuiré, intuirás, intuirá, intuiremos, intuiréis, intuirán.

Conditional

yo: intuiría

The conditional of intuir is regular: intuiría, intuirías, intuiría, intuiríamos, intuiríais, intuirían.

Imperfect Subjunctive

yo: intuyera

The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'y' from the preterite: intuyera, intuyeras, intuyera, intuyéramos, intuyerais, intuyeran.

Affirmative Imperative

yo: intuye

The imperative uses 'y' for most commands: intuye (tú), intuya (usted), intuyamos (nosotros), intuid (vosotros), intuyan (ustedes).

Negative Imperative

yo: no intuyas

The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive: no intuyas, no intuya, no intuyamos, no intuyáis, no intuyan.