juntar Present Conjugation
juntar — to join
Juntar is regular in the present: junto, juntas, junta, juntamos, juntáis, juntan. Use for now, habits, truths.
juntar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense of 'juntar' for actions happening right now, habitual actions of joining or gathering, or general truths about things coming together.
Notes on juntar in the Present
Juntar is regular in the present tense.
Example Sentences
Yo junto mis ahorros cada mes.
I save up my earnings every month.
yo
¿Tú juntas sellos?
Do you collect stamps?
tú
Ella junta a sus amigos los domingos.
She gets her friends together on Sundays.
él/ella/usted
Los niños juntan sus juguetes antes de cenar.
The children put their toys together before dinner.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nosotros juntamos las ideas para el informe.
We combine the ideas for the report.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'junto con' incorrectly when 'juntar' is the verb.
Correct: Say 'Yo junto los platos' not 'Yo junto con los platos'.
Why: 'Junto con' means 'together with' as a prepositional phrase, not the verb 'to join'.
Mistake: Confusing 'juntamos' (present) with 'juntamos' (preterite).
Correct: Context tells you if 'juntamos' means 'we gather now' or 'we gathered'.
Why: The yo and nosotros forms are identical in the present and preterite for regular -ar verbs.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: junté
Juntar is regular in the preterite: junté, juntaste, juntó, juntamos, juntasteis, juntaron. Use for completed actions.
Imperfect
yo: juntaba
Juntar is regular in the imperfect: juntaba, juntabas, juntaba, juntábamos, juntabais, juntaban. Use for ongoing/habitual past actions.
Future
yo: juntaré
The future of 'juntar' is regular: juntaré, juntarás, juntará, juntaremos, juntaréis, juntarán. Used for future actions or probability.
Conditional
yo: juntaría
The conditional of 'juntar' is regular: juntaría, juntarías, juntaría, juntaríamos, juntaríais, juntarían. Use for 'would' or polite requests.
Present Subjunctive
yo: junte
Use the present subjunctive after wishes, doubts, emotions, or uncertainty: 'junte' (yo/él/ella/usted), 'juntes' (tú), 'juntemos' (nosotros), 'juntéis' (vosotros), 'junten' (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: juntara
The imperfect subjunctive (-ra or -se form) expresses past wishes, doubts, or hypothetical situations, like 'si juntara' (if I joined).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: junta
Make direct commands with 'junta' (tú), 'junte' (usted), 'juntemos' (nosotros), 'junten' (ustedes), 'juntad' (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no juntes
Use 'no' + present subjunctive: 'no juntes' (tú), 'no junte' (usted), 'no juntemos' (nosotros), 'no junten' (ustedes), 'no juntéis' (vosotros).