someter Present Subjunctive Conjugation
someter — to subdue
The present subjunctive of someter includes forms like someta, sometas, someta, sometamos, sometáis, sometan.
someter Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive after expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty, or in dependent clauses where the subject is different from the main clause. For example, 'I doubt that he will submit' or 'It's important that we subdue the problem'.
Notes on someter in the Present Subjunctive
Someter is regular in the present subjunctive. You take the 'yo' form of the present indicative ('someto'), drop the '-o', and add the opposite '-er' verb endings (-a, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an).
Example Sentences
Dudo que él someta la propuesta a tiempo.
I doubt that he will submit the proposal on time.
él/ella/usted
Es necesario que sometamos el informe a revisión.
It's necessary that we submit the report for review.
nosotros
Espero que no te sometas a su voluntad.
I hope you don't submit to his will.
tú
Quieren que sometamos nuestras armas.
They want us to surrender our weapons.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the present subjunctive.
Correct: After verbs expressing doubt, desire, or emotion, use the subjunctive: 'Dudo que él someta' (subjunctive), not 'Dudo que él somete' (indicative).
Why: The subjunctive mood is required to express these subjective states.
Mistake: Forgetting the subjunctive when the subject changes.
Correct: If the subject of the main clause is different from the subject of the subordinate clause, use the subjunctive: 'Yo quiero que tú sometas' (I want you to submit).
Why: A subject change often triggers the use of the subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: someto
The present tense of someter is regular: someto, sometes, somete, sometemos, sometéis, someten.
Preterite
yo: sometí
The preterite of someter is regular: sometí, sometiste, sometió, sometimos, sometisteis, sometieron.
Imperfect
yo: sometía
The imperfect of someter is regular: sometía, sometías, sometía, sometíamos, sometíais, sometían.
Future
yo: someteré
The future of someter is regular: someteré, someterás, someterá, someteremos, someteréis, someterán.
Conditional
yo: sometería
The conditional of someter is regular: sometería, someterías, sometería, someteríamos, someteríais, someterían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: sometiera
The imperfect subjunctive of someter includes forms like sometiera, sometieras, sometiera, sometiéramos, sometierais, sometieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: somete
Somete, someta, sometamos, someted, sometan are the imperative forms of someter.
Negative Imperative
yo: no sometas
No sometas, no someta, no sometamos, no sometáis, no sometan are the negative imperative forms of someter.