sancionar Present Conjugation
sancionar — to penalize
The present tense of sancionar describes current actions or general truths: sanciono, sancionas, sanciona, sancionamos, sancionáis, sancionan.
sancionar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense for actions happening right now, habitual actions, or general truths related to penalizing or sanctioning. For example, 'The referee always penalizes fouls'.
Notes on sancionar in the Present
Sancionar is regular in the present tense. All forms follow the standard -ar conjugation pattern.
Example Sentences
El juez sanciona a los culpables.
The judge penalizes the guilty.
él/ella/usted
Yo sanciono las faltas de puntualidad.
I penalize lateness.
yo
¿Tú sancionas estas decisiones?
Do you sanction these decisions?
tú
Nosotros sancionamos las violaciones de contrato.
We penalize contract violations.
nosotros
Ellos sancionan las malas prácticas en la empresa.
They penalize bad practices in the company.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense for an action that just finished.
Correct: For a completed action, use the preterite: 'El comité sancionó...' (not 'sanciona').
Why: The present tense describes ongoing or habitual actions, not completed ones.
Mistake: Incorrect verb endings for vosotros.
Correct: The correct vosotros form is 'sancionáis'.
Why: Learners often struggle with the vosotros conjugation.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: sancioné
The preterite of sancionar indicates completed past actions: sancioné, sancionaste, sancionó, sancionamos, sancionasteis, sancionaron.
Imperfect
yo: sancionaba
The imperfect of sancionar describes ongoing or habitual past actions: sancionaba, sancionabas, sancionaba, sancionábamos, sancionabais, sancionaban.
Future
yo: sancionaré
The future tense of sancionar indicates future actions: sancionaré, sancionarás, sancionará, sancionaremos, sancionaréis, sancionarán.
Conditional
yo: sancionaría
The conditional of sancionar expresses hypothetical results, polite requests, or future-in-the-past: sancionaría, sancionarías, sancionaría, sancionaríamos, sancionaríais, sancionarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sancione
The present subjunctive of sancionar is used for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after impersonal expressions: sancione, sanciones, sancione, sancionemos, sancionen, sancionéis.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sancionara
The imperfect subjunctive of sancionar expresses past hypothetical situations or wishes: sancionara, sancionaras, sancionara, sancionáramos, sancionarais, sancionaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sanciona
The imperative of sancionar gives direct commands: sanciona (tú), sancione (usted), sancionemos (nosotros), sancionen (ustedes), sancionad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no sanciones
Negative commands for sancionar use the present subjunctive: no sanciones (tú), no sancione (usted), no sancionemos (nosotros), no sancionen (ustedes), no sancionéis (vosotros).