navegar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
navegar — to sail
The present subjunctive uses a 'gu' spelling in all forms: navegue, navegues, navegue, naveguemos, naveguéis, naveguen.
navegar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this after expressions of doubt, desire, or emotion, such as 'I want you to browse' or 'It's possible that they sail'.
Notes on navegar in the Present Subjunctive
Because the endings start with 'e', all forms change 'g' to 'gu' to preserve the hard 'g' sound of the verb.
Example Sentences
Espero que navegues con cuidado.
I hope that you sail carefully.
tú
Dudo que ellos naveguen hoy por la tormenta.
I doubt they will sail today because of the storm.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es importante que naveguemos por fuentes seguras.
It's important that we browse through safe sources.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'navege' instead of 'navegue'.
Correct: navegue
Why: Without the 'u', the sound changes to a soft 'j' sound, which is incorrect for this verb.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: navego
The present tense of navegar is regular: navego, navegas, navega, navegamos, navegáis, navegan.
Preterite
yo: navegué
Navegar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (navegué) to keep the hard 'g' sound; others are regular.
Imperfect
yo: navegaba
The imperfect of navegar is regular: navegaba, navegabas, navegaba, navegábamos, navegabais, navegaban.
Future
yo: navegaré
The future of navegar is regular: navegaré, navegarás, navegará, navegaremos, navegaréis, navegarán.
Conditional
yo: navegaría
The conditional of navegar is regular: navegaría, navegarías, navegaría, navegaríamos, navegaríais, navegarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: navegara
The imperfect subjunctive of navegar is regular: navegara, navegaras, navegara, navegáramos, navegarais, navegaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: navega
The imperative uses 'navega' for tú and 'navegue(n)' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no navegues
Negative commands always use the present subjunctive forms: no navegues, no navegue, no naveguemos, no naveguéis, no naveguen.