sobrevivir Present Subjunctive Conjugation
sobrevivir — to survive
The present subjunctive of sobrevivir is regular: sobreviva, sobrevivas, sobreviva, sobrevivamos, sobreviváis, sobrevivan.
sobrevivir Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this tense to express hopes, doubts, or requirements regarding someone's survival (e.g., 'I hope they survive').
Notes on sobrevivir in the Present Subjunctive
Sobrevivir is regular in the present subjunctive. It follows the standard pattern of switching -ir endings to -a.
Example Sentences
Espero que el paciente sobreviva a la cirugía.
I hope the patient survives the surgery.
él/ella/usted
Dudo que sobrevivas en ese clima tan frío.
I doubt you'll survive in that cold climate.
tú
Es importante que sobrevivamos a este invierno.
It is important that we survive this winter.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: sobrevive
Correct: sobreviva
Why: Learners often use the indicative when the subjunctive is required after expressions of hope or doubt.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sobrevivo
Sobrevivir is completely regular in the present tense: sobrevivo, sobrevives, sobrevive, sobrevivimos, sobrevivís, sobreviven.
Preterite
yo: sobreviví
Sobrevivir is regular in the preterite: sobreviví, sobreviviste, sobrevivió, sobrevivimos, sobrevivisteis, sobrevivieron.
Imperfect
yo: sobrevivía
Sobrevivir in the imperfect follows regular -ir patterns: sobrevivía, sobrevivías, sobrevivía, sobrevivíamos, sobrevivíais, sobrevivían.
Future
yo: sobreviviré
The future of sobrevivir uses the infinitive plus standard endings: sobreviviré, sobrevivirás, sobrevivirá, sobreviviremos, sobreviviréis, sobrevivirán.
Conditional
yo: sobreviviría
Sobrevivir is regular in the conditional: sobreviviría, sobrevivirías, sobreviviría, sobreviviríamos, sobreviviríais, sobrevivirían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sobreviviera
Sobrevivir in the imperfect subjunctive uses the preterite stem: sobreviviera, sobrevivieras, sobreviviera, sobreviviéramos, sobrevivierais, sobrevivieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sobrevive
The imperative of sobrevivir is regular: sobrevive (tú), sobreviva (usted), sobrevivamos (nosotros), sobrevivíd (vosotros), sobrevivan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no sobrevivas
The negative imperative of sobrevivir uses the present subjunctive: no sobrevivas, no sobreviva, no sobrevivamos, no sobreviváis, no sobrevivan.