manifestar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
manifestar — to express
The present subjunctive mirrors the stem change of the present indicative: manifieste, manifiestes, manifieste, manifestemos, manifestéis, manifiesten.
manifestar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use the subjunctive when you want or doubt that someone expresses something (e.g., 'Espero que manifieste su opinión').
Notes on manifestar in the Present Subjunctive
The e > ie stem change applies to all forms except nosotros and vosotros, just like in the present indicative.
Example Sentences
Espero que tú manifiestes lo que sientes.
I hope that you express what you feel.
tú
Es importante que manifestemos nuestra unión.
It is important that we demonstrate our unity.
nosotros
Dudo que ellos manifiesten su descontento hoy.
I doubt that they will express their discontent today.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: que nosotros manifiestemos
Correct: que nosotros manifestemos
Why: The stem change e > ie does not apply to the nosotros form in the subjunctive for -ar verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: manifiesto
Manifestar is a stem-changing verb in the present tense, changing 'e' to 'ie' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
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.
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.