restaurar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
restaurar — to restore
Use 'restaure' (él/ella/usted) and 'restauren' (ellos/ellas/ustedes) for wishes, doubts, or emotions about restoring.
restaurar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
This tense is for when you want to express wishes, doubts, emotions, or uncertainty about someone restoring something. For example, 'Espero que restauren el edificio' (I hope they restore the building) or 'Dudo que él restaure la pintura correctamente' (I doubt he will restore the painting correctly).
Notes on restaurar in the Present Subjunctive
Restaurar is regular in the present subjunctive, following the standard pattern for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Quiero que restaures tu habitación.
I want you to restore your room.
tú
Es importante que restauren el parque pronto.
It's important that they restore the park soon.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Dudamos que él restaure la confianza.
We doubt that he will restore the trust.
él/ella/usted
Ojalá restauremos la paz.
Hopefully, we restore peace.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the present subjunctive.
Correct: After expressions of doubt, desire, or emotion, use the subjunctive: 'Espero que restaure' (subjunctive), not 'Espero que restaura' (indicative).
Why: The subjunctive mood is triggered by verbs and expressions that convey subjectivity, doubt, or influence.
Mistake: Forgetting to change the vowel for -ar verbs in the subjunctive.
Correct: The present subjunctive of -ar verbs changes 'a' to 'e'. So, it's 'restaure', not 'restaure'.
Why: This vowel change is a core rule for forming the present subjunctive of regular -ar verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: restauro
The present tense of 'restaurar' is regular: restauro, restauras, restaura, restauramos, restauráis, restauran.
Preterite
yo: restauré
The preterite of 'restaurar' is regular: restauré, restauraste, restauró, restauramos, restaurasteis, restauraron.
Imperfect
yo: restauraba
The imperfect of 'restaurar' is regular: restauraba, restaurabas, restauraba, restaurábamos, restaurabais, restauraban.
Future
yo: restauraré
The future tense of 'restaurar' is regular: restauraré, restaurarás, restaurará, restauraremos, restauraréis, restaurarán.
Conditional
yo: restauraría
The conditional of 'restaurar' is regular: restauraría, restaurarías, restauraría, restauraríamos, restauraríais, restaurarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: restaurara
Use 'restaurara' or 'restaurase' for past hypotheticals or wishes related to restoring.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: restaura
Use 'restaura' (tú) and 'restauren' (ustedes) for direct commands to restore.
Negative Imperative
yo: no restaures
Use 'no restaures' (tú) and 'no restauren' (ustedes) for negative commands.