patinar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
patinar — to skate
The present subjunctive of patinar is: patine (yo/él/ella/usted), patines (tú), patinemos (nosotros), patinéis (vosotros), patinen (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
patinar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty, or in negative commands. For 'patinar', it's like 'I want you to skate' or 'It's unlikely that they skate'.
Notes on patinar in the Present Subjunctive
Patinar is regular in the present subjunctive. The forms are derived from the 'yo' form of the present indicative ('patino').
Example Sentences
Espero que patines bien.
I hope you skate well.
tú
Dudo que patinemos en el hielo sin caernos.
I doubt we will skate on the ice without falling.
nosotros
Quiero que ellos patinen en el campeonato.
I want them to skate in the championship.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
No creo que usted patine mucho.
I don't think you skate much.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the present subjunctive.
Correct: After verbs of wishing, doubting, or emotion, use the present subjunctive, e.g., 'Espero que patines'.
Why: These trigger phrases require the subjunctive mood to express uncertainty or subjective feelings.
Mistake: Confusing 'patine' (yo/él/ella/usted) with 'patines' (tú).
Correct: Remember the 's' at the end for the 'tú' form: 'patines'.
Why: The 's' is a key differentiator between the formal/third-person singular and the informal second-person singular.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: patino
The present tense of patinar is: patino, patinas, patina, patinamos, patináis, patinan.
Preterite
yo: patiné
The preterite of patinar is regular: patiné, patinaste, patinó, patinamos, patinasteis, patinaron.
Imperfect
yo: patinaba
The imperfect tense of patinar is: patinaba, patinabas, patinaba, patinábamos, patinabais, patinaban.
Future
yo: patinaré
The future tense of patinar is: patinaré, patinarás, patinará, patinaremos, patinaréis, patinarán.
Conditional
yo: patinaría
The conditional tense of patinar is: patinaría, patinarías, patinaría, patinaríamos, patinaríais, patinarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: patinara
The imperfect subjunctive of patinar has two forms: patinara/patinaras/patinara/patináramos/patinarais/patinaran and patinase/patinases/patinase/patinásemos/patinaseis/patinasen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: patina
The imperative of patinar is: patina (tú), patine (usted), patinemos (nosotros), patinad (vosotros), patinen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no patines
The negative imperative of patinar uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no patines (tú), no patine (usted), no patinemos (nosotros), no patinéis (vosotros), no patinen (ustedes).