jurar Present Conjugation
jurar — to swear
The present of jurar is regular: juro, juras, jura, juramos, juráis, juran.
jurar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to express a current promise or a firm statement of truth. It is common when someone is insisting that what they are saying is a fact right now.
Notes on jurar in the Present
Jurar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense; no stem changes or irregular endings are involved.
Example Sentences
Te juro que no sé nada de la fiesta.
I swear to you that I don't know anything about the party.
yo
Él siempre jura que va a cambiar, pero nunca lo hace.
He always swears he is going to change, but he never does.
él/ella/usted
¿Juras decir la verdad ante el juez?
Do you swear to tell the truth before the judge?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'yo jure' for the present indicative.
Correct: yo juro
Why: Learners sometimes confuse the present indicative with the subjunctive ending.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: juré
The preterite of jurar is regular: juré, juraste, juró, juramos, jurasteis, juraron.
Imperfect
yo: juraba
The imperfect of jurar follows the standard -aba pattern: juraba, jurabas, juraba, jurábamos, jurabais, juraban.
Future
yo: juraré
The future of jurar adds endings to the infinitive: juraré, jurarás, jurará, juraremos, juraréis, jurarán.
Conditional
yo: juraría
The conditional of jurar is regular: juraría, jurarías, juraría, juraríamos, juraríais, jurarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: jure
The present subjunctive of jurar uses -e endings: jure, jures, jure, juremos, juréis, juren.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: jurara
The imperfect subjunctive of jurar is regular: jurara, juraras, jurara, juráramos, jurarais, juraran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: jura
The imperative of jurar uses jura (tú), jurad (vosotros), and subjunctive forms for others.
Negative Imperative
yo: no jures
The negative imperative of jurar uses the present subjunctive: no jures, no jure, no juremos, no juréis, no juren.