reflejar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
reflejar — to reflect
Wishes, doubts, emotions: refleje, reflejes, reflejemos, reflejen, reflejéis.
reflejar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty. For 'reflejar', it could be 'I hope the water reflects the sky' or 'It's unlikely that the mirror reflects the truth.'
Notes on reflejar in the Present Subjunctive
Reflejar is regular in the present subjunctive. It follows the 'yo' form of the present indicative ('reflejo') and changes the ending to '-e' for yo/él/ella/usted and '-en' for nosotros/ellos/ellas/ustedes.
Example Sentences
Espero que el lago refleje las montañas.
I hope the lake reflects the mountains.
él/ella/usted
Dudo que tu actitud refleje tus verdaderos sentimientos.
I doubt your attitude reflects your true feelings.
él/ella/usted
Queremos que todos reflejen sus ideas.
We want everyone to reflect their ideas.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
No creo que tú reflejes bien la situación.
I don't think you reflect the situation well.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of subjunctive.
Correct: After verbs of doubt, desire, emotion, use the subjunctive: 'Espero que refleje' not 'Espero que refleja'.
Why: The subjunctive mood is required to express subjectivity and uncertainty.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'reflejéis' (vosotros).
Correct: The vosotros form is 'reflejéis' with an accent on the 'i'.
Why: The accent marks the stress in the vosotros form of the present subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: reflejo
Present actions/truths: reflejo, reflejas, refleja, reflejamos, reflejáis, reflejan.
Preterite
yo: reflejé
Completed past actions: reflejé, reflejaste, reflejó, reflejamos, reflejasteis, reflejaron.
Imperfect
yo: reflejaba
Ongoing/habitual past: reflejaba, reflejabas, reflejábamos, reflejaban, reflejabais.
Future
yo: reflejaré
Future actions: reflejaré, reflejarás, reflejará, reflejaremos, reflejarán, reflejaréis.
Conditional
yo: reflejaría
Hypothetical/polite: reflejaría, reflejarías, reflejaríamos, reflejarían, reflejaríais.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: reflejara
Past hypothetical: reflejara, reflejaras, reflejáramos, reflejaran, reflejarais.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: refleja
Commands: reflejá (tú), refleje (usted), reflejemos (nosotros), reflejen (ustedes), reflejad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no reflejes
Negative commands: no reflejes (tú), no refleje (usted), no reflejemos (nosotros), no reflejen (ustedes), no reflejéis (vosotros).