sembrar Present Conjugation
sembrar — to sow
Sembrar has an e-to-ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
sembrar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about what you are planting right now or what farmers typically sow during a specific season.
Notes on sembrar in the Present
This is a radical-changing verb. The 'e' in the stem becomes 'ie' when stressed (siembro, siembras, siembra, siembran).
Example Sentences
Yo siembro tomates en mi jardín cada primavera.
I sow tomatoes in my garden every spring.
yo
Nosotros sembramos las semillas de maíz hoy.
We are sowing the corn seeds today.
nosotros
Ellos siembran trigo en este campo.
They sow wheat in this field.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'sembremos' for the present indicative 'we sow'.
Correct: Sembramos
Why: Sembremos is the subjunctive form; the present indicative ends in -amos.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: sembré
Sembrar is completely regular in the preterite: sembré, sembraste, sembró.
Imperfect
yo: sembraba
Sembrar is regular in the imperfect: sembraba, sembrabas, sembraba.
Future
yo: sembraré
Sembrar is regular in the future: sembraré, sembrarás, sembrará.
Conditional
yo: sembraría
Sembrar is regular in the conditional: sembraría, sembrarías, sembraría.
Present Subjunctive
yo: siembre
The present subjunctive follows the stem change: siembre, siembres, siembre, sembremos.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sembrara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: sembrara, sembraras, sembrara.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: siembra
Use 'siembra' (tú) or 'siembren' (ustedes) to give direct orders to plant.
Negative Imperative
yo: no siembres
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no siembres, no siembre.