rastrear Present Subjunctive Conjugation
rastrear — track
Present subjunctive for rastrear: rastree (yo/él/ella/usted), rastrees (tú), rastreemos (nosotros), rastreéis (vosotros), rastreen (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
rastrear Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty. For 'rastrear,' you might say you doubt someone is tracking something, or wish they would.
Notes on rastrear in the Present Subjunctive
Rastrear is regular in the present subjunctive. It follows the pattern of changing the stem vowel 'e' to 'ie' in most forms.
Example Sentences
Dudo que él rastree la ubicación exacta.
I doubt he is tracking the exact location.
él/ella/usted
Espero que tú rastrees el paquete pronto.
I hope you track the package soon.
tú
Queremos que rastreemos la fuente del problema.
We want us to track the source of the problem.
nosotros
Me alegra que ustedes rastreen la información correctamente.
I'm glad you all are tracking the information correctly.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the present subjunctive.
Correct: After 'Dudo que', use 'rastree', not 'rastrea'.
Why: Expressions of doubt, desire, and emotion require the subjunctive mood.
Mistake: Forgetting the stem change in the 'vosotros' form.
Correct: The correct form is 'rastreéis', not 'rastréis'.
Why: The stem change from 'e' to 'ie' happens in most present subjunctive forms, including vosotros.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: rastreo
Present tense for rastrear: rastreo (yo), rastreas (tú), rastrea (él/ella/usted), rastreamos (nosotros), rastreáis (vosotros), rastrean (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Preterite
yo: rastreé
Preterite tense for rastrear: rastreé (yo), rastreaste (tú), rastreó (él/ella/usted), rastreamos (nosotros), rastreasteis (vosotros), rastrearon (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Imperfect
yo: rastreaba
Imperfect tense for rastrear: rastreaba (yo/él/ella/usted), rastreabas (tú), rastreábamos (nosotros), rastreabais (vosotros), rastreaban (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Future
yo: rastrearé
Future tense for rastrear: rastrearé (yo), rastrearás (tú), rastreará (él/ella/usted), rastrearemos (nosotros), rastrearéis (vosotros), rastrearán (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Conditional
yo: rastrearía
Conditional tense for rastrear: rastrearía (yo/él/ella/usted), rastrearías (tú), rastrearíamos (nosotros), rastrearíais (vosotros), rastrearían (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: rastreara
Past subjunctive for rastrear: rastreara/rastrease (yo/él/ella/usted), rastrearas/rastreases (tú), rastreáramos/rastreásemos (nosotros), rastrearais/rastraseis (vosotros), rastrearan/rastreasen (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: rastrea
Commands using rastrear: rastrea (tú), rastree (usted), rastreemos (nosotros), rastread (vosotros), rastreen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no rastrees
Negative commands for rastrear: no rastrees (tú), no rastree (usted), no rastreemos (nosotros), no rastreéis (vosotros), no rastreen (ustedes).