manifestar Present Conjugation
manifestar — to express
Manifestar is a stem-changing verb in the present tense, changing 'e' to 'ie' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
manifestar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to express current feelings, state personal opinions, or describe how someone is demonstrating a physical symptom or a public protest right now.
Notes on manifestar in the Present
This is an e > ie stem-changer. The change occurs in the 'boot' forms: manifiesto, manifiestas, manifiesta, manifiestan.
Example Sentences
Yo manifiesto mi desacuerdo con esta decisión.
I express my disagreement with this decision.
yo
El paciente manifiesta síntomas de gripe.
The patient is showing symptoms of the flu.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros manifestamos pacíficamente en la plaza.
We are protesting peacefully in the square.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: yo manifesto
Correct: yo manifiesto
Why: It is a stem-changing verb; the 'e' must change to 'ie' when stressed.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: manifesté
Manifestar is completely regular in the preterite: manifesté, manifestaste, manifestó, manifestamos, manifestasteis, manifestaron.
Imperfect
yo: manifestaba
The imperfect of manifestar is regular: manifestaba, manifestabas, manifestaba, manifestábamos, manifestabais, manifestaban.
Future
yo: manifestaré
The future tense is regular: manifestaré, manifestarás, manifestará, manifestaremos, manifestaréis, manifestarán.
Conditional
yo: manifestaría
The conditional of manifestar is regular: manifestaría, manifestarías, manifestaría, manifestaríamos, manifestaríais, manifestarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: manifieste
The present subjunctive mirrors the stem change of the present indicative: manifieste, manifiestes, manifieste, manifestemos, manifestéis, manifiesten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: manifestara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: manifestara, manifestaras, manifestara, manifestáramos, manifestarais, manifestaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: manifiesta
The imperative uses the stem change in most forms: manifiesta (tú), manifieste (usted), manifestad (vosotros), manifiesten (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no manifiestes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no manifiestes, no manifieste, no manifestemos, no manifestéis, no manifiesten.