patear Present Subjunctive Conjugation
patear — to kick
The present subjunctive of patear is regular: patee, patees, patee, pateemos, pateéis, pateen.
patear Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use the subjunctive to express wishes, doubts, or requests about the act of kicking (e.g., 'I want you to kick').
Notes on patear in the Present Subjunctive
Patear is regular. Note that the endings change from 'a' to 'e' because it is an -ar verb.
Example Sentences
Espero que tú patees bien hoy.
I hope that you kick well today.
tú
Quiero que él patee la pelota.
I want him to kick the ball.
él/ella/usted
Dudo que ellos pateen la basura.
I doubt they will kick the trash.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: patea (as subjunctive)
Correct: patee
Why: The subjunctive for -ar verbs uses 'e' endings, while 'patea' is the indicative form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: pateo
The present of patear is regular: pateo, pateas, patea, pateamos, pateáis, patean.
Preterite
yo: pateé
The preterite of patear is regular: pateé, pateaste, pateó, pateamos, pateasteis, patearon.
Imperfect
yo: pateaba
The imperfect of patear is regular: pateaba, pateabas, pateaba, pateábamos, pateabais, pateaban.
Future
yo: patearé
The future of patear is regular: patearé, patearás, pateará, patearemos, patearéis, patearán.
Conditional
yo: patearía
The conditional of patear is regular: patearía, patearías, patearía, patearíamos, patearíais, patearían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: pateara
The imperfect subjunctive of patear is regular: pateara, patearas, pateara, pateáramos, patearais, patearan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: patea
The affirmative imperative of patear uses: patea (tú), patee (usted), patead (vosotros), pateen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no patees
The negative imperative of patear is: no patees, no patee, no pateemos, no pateéis, no pateen.