murmurar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
murmurar — to whisper
The present subjunctive of murmurar (murmure) is used after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.
murmurar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive when you want to talk about someone whispering, but you're expressing doubt, a wish, an emotion, or giving a command indirectly. For example, 'I doubt he is whispering' or 'I want you to whisper'.
Notes on murmurar in the Present Subjunctive
Murmurar is regular in the present subjunctive. It follows the pattern of replacing the -ar ending with -e for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, and -en for nosotros, ellos/ellas/ustedes.
Example Sentences
Espero que no murmures mi secreto.
I hope you don't whisper my secret.
tú
Dudo que ella esté murmurando algo importante.
I doubt she is whispering something important.
Quiero que murmures la contraseña.
I want you to whisper the password.
tú
Es importante que murmuremos la verdad en voz baja.
It's important that we whisper the truth quietly.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the present subjunctive.
Correct: After 'dudo que' or 'espero que', use 'murmures', not 'murmuras'.
Why: Expressions of doubt, hope, and desire trigger the subjunctive mood.
Mistake: Forgetting the subjunctive ending for 'nosotros'.
Correct: It's 'murmuremos', not 'murmuramos'.
Why: The 'nosotros' form in the present subjunctive ends in -emos, not -amos.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: murmuro
The present tense of murmurar: murmuro, murmuras, murmura, murmuramos, murmuráis, murmuran.
Preterite
yo: murmuré
The preterite of murmurar is regular: murmuré, murmuraste, murmuró, murmuramos, murmurasteis, murmuraron.
Imperfect
yo: murmuraba
The imperfect of murmurar: murmuraba, murmurabas, murmuraba, murmurábamos, murmurabais, murmuraban.
Future
yo: murmuraré
The future tense of murmurar: murmuraré, murmurarás, murmurará, murmuraremos, murmuraréis, murmurarán.
Conditional
yo: murmuraría
The conditional of murmurar: murmuraría, murmurarías, murmuraría, murmuraríamos, murmuraríais, murmurarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: murmurara
The imperfect subjunctive of murmurar (murmurara/murmurase) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: murmura
Imperative commands for murmurar: murmura (tú), murmure (usted), murmuremos (nosotros), murmuren (ustedes), murmurad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no murmures
Negative commands for murmurar: no murmures (tú), no murmure (usted), no murmuremos (nosotros), no murmuren (ustedes), no murmuréis (vosotros).