preguntar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
preguntar — to ask
The present subjunctive of preguntar is regular: pregunte, preguntes, pregunte, preguntemos, preguntéis, pregunten.
preguntar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when you want or doubt that someone asks something. For example: 'I want you to ask him' (Quiero que le preguntes).
Notes on preguntar in the Present Subjunctive
Preguntar is regular in the subjunctive; it changes the -a- stem of the present indicative to -e-.
Example Sentences
Espero que ella le pregunte al doctor.
I hope she asks the doctor.
él/ella/usted
Es importante que nosotros preguntemos todo.
It is important that we ask everything.
nosotros
No creo que ellos pregunten por nosotros.
I don't think they will ask for us.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: preguntas (as subjunctive)
Correct: preguntes
Why: In the subjunctive, -ar verbs use -e endings, not -a endings.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: pregunto
Preguntar is a regular -ar verb in the present: pregunto, preguntas, pregunta, preguntamos, preguntáis, preguntan.
Preterite
yo: pregunté
The preterite of preguntar is regular: pregunté, preguntaste, preguntó, preguntamos, preguntasteis, preguntaron.
Imperfect
yo: preguntaba
Preguntar follows the regular -aba pattern in the imperfect: preguntaba, preguntabas, preguntaba, preguntábamos, preguntabais, preguntaban.
Future
yo: preguntaré
The future of preguntar is regular, using the infinitive as the stem: preguntaré, preguntarás, preguntará, preguntaremos, preguntaréis, preguntarán.
Conditional
yo: preguntaría
The conditional of preguntar is regular: preguntaría, preguntarías, preguntaría, preguntaríamos, preguntaríais, preguntarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: preguntara
The imperfect subjunctive of preguntar is regular: preguntara, preguntaras, preguntara, preguntáramos, preguntarais, preguntaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: pregunta
The affirmative imperative of preguntar uses standard forms: pregunta, pregunte, preguntemos, preguntad, pregunten.
Negative Imperative
yo: no preguntes
The negative imperative of preguntar uses the present subjunctive: no preguntes, no pregunte, no preguntemos, no preguntéis, no pregunten.