sangrar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
sangrar — to bleed
The present subjunctive of sangrar uses -e endings: sangre, sangres, sangre, sangremos, sangréis, sangren.
sangrar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when there is doubt, a wish, or a medical recommendation, such as 'I hope it doesn't bleed' or 'It's important that it doesn't bleed.'
Notes on sangrar in the Present Subjunctive
Sangrar is regular in the subjunctive. It follows the standard pattern of switching -ar endings to -e endings.
Example Sentences
Espero que la herida no sangre más.
I hope the wound doesn't bleed anymore.
él/ella/usted
Es normal que sangres un poco después de la cirugía.
It is normal that you bleed a bit after the surgery.
tú
Dudo que ellos sangren con este tratamiento.
I doubt they will bleed with this treatment.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: que yo sangra
Correct: que yo sangre
Why: Learners often forget to flip the vowel from 'a' to 'e' for -ar verbs in the subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sangro
The present tense of sangrar is regular: sangro, sangras, sangra, sangramos, sangráis, sangran.
Preterite
yo: sangré
The preterite of sangrar is regular: sangré, sangraste, sangró, sangramos, sangrasteis, sangraron.
Imperfect
yo: sangraba
The imperfect of sangrar is regular: sangraba, sangrabas, sangraba, sangrábamos, sangrabais, sangraban.
Future
yo: sangraré
The future of sangrar uses the infinitive as the stem: sangraré, sangrarás, sangrará, sangraremos, sangraréis, sangrarán.
Conditional
yo: sangraría
The conditional of sangrar is regular: sangraría, sangrarías, sangraría, sangraríamos, sangraríais, sangrarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sangrara
The imperfect subjunctive of sangrar is regular: sangrara, sangraras, sangrara, sangráramos, sangrarais, sangraran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sangra
The affirmative imperative of sangrar: sangra (tú), sangre (usted), sangremos (nosotros), sangrad (vosotros), sangren (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no sangres
The negative imperative of sangrar uses present subjunctive forms: no sangres, no sangre, no sangremos, no sangréis, no sangren.