mandar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
mandar — to send
The present subjunctive of mandar is regular: mande, mandes, mande, mandemos, mandéis, manden.
mandar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use the subjunctive when someone wants, suggests, or requests that you send something (e.g., 'Quiero que mandes...').
Notes on mandar in the Present Subjunctive
Mandar follows the standard rule: take the 'yo' form 'mando', drop the 'o', and add the opposite endings (-e, -es, etc.).
Example Sentences
Mi madre quiere que yo le mande una foto.
My mother wants me to send her a photo.
yo
Es importante que mandes el correo hoy.
It is important that you send the email today.
tú
Dudo que ellos manden el regalo a tiempo.
I doubt that they will send the gift on time.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: que yo manda
Correct: que yo mande
Why: Learners often forget to switch to the 'e' endings for -ar verbs in the subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: mando
The present tense of mandar is regular: mando, mandas, manda, mandamos, mandáis, mandan.
Preterite
yo: mandé
The preterite of mandar is regular: mandé, mandaste, mandó, mandamos, mandasteis, mandaron.
Imperfect
yo: mandaba
The imperfect of mandar follows the regular -aba pattern: mandaba, mandabas, mandaba, mandábamos, mandabais, mandaban.
Future
yo: mandaré
The future of mandar uses the infinitive plus endings: mandaré, mandarás, mandará, mandaremos, mandaréis, mandarán.
Conditional
yo: mandaría
The conditional of mandar is regular: mandaría, mandarías, mandaría, mandaríamos, mandaríais, mandarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: mandara
The imperfect subjunctive of mandar uses the preterite stem: mandara, mandaras, mandara, mandáramos, mandarais, mandaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: manda
The affirmative imperative of mandar provides commands: manda (tú), mande (usted), mandad (vosotros), manden (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no mandes
The negative imperative of mandar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no mandes, no mande, no mandemos, no mandéis, no manden.