sancionar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
sancionar — to penalize
The present subjunctive of sancionar is used for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after impersonal expressions: sancione, sanciones, sancione, sancionemos, sancionen, sancionéis.
sancionar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this tense when expressing wishes, hopes, doubts, fears, or emotions about something that may or may not happen, or after expressions like 'es importante que' (it's important that).
Notes on sancionar in the Present Subjunctive
Sancionar is regular in the present subjunctive. The forms for yo, él/ella/usted are identical ('sancione').
Example Sentences
Espero que sanciones la infracción.
I hope you penalize the infraction.
tú
Dudo que él sancione la propuesta.
I doubt that he will penalize the proposal.
él/ella/usted
Queremos que sancionemos las irregularidades.
We want us to penalize the irregularities.
nosotros
Es necesario que vosotros sancionéis el comportamiento.
It's necessary that you (plural, informal) penalize the behavior.
vosotros
No creo que ellos sancionen la nueva ley.
I don't think they will penalize the new law.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the present subjunctive.
Correct: After verbs of emotion, doubt, or desire, use the subjunctive: 'Espero que sanciones' (not 'sancionas').
Why: These trigger phrases require the subjunctive mood to express uncertainty or subjectivity.
Mistake: Confusing the yo/él/ella/usted form with the tú form.
Correct: The yo, él/ella/usted form is 'sancione', while the tú form is 'sanciones'.
Why: These forms are similar and can be easily mixed up.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sanciono
The present tense of sancionar describes current actions or general truths: sanciono, sancionas, sanciona, sancionamos, sancionáis, sancionan.
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.
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).