supervisar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
supervisar — to supervise
The present subjunctive of supervisar (supervise, supervises, supervisemos, supervisen) follows expressions of doubt, emotion, or desire.
supervisar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive after verbs or expressions that indicate volition (wishes, commands), emotion (fear, happiness), doubt, or uncertainty. It's also used in negative commands.
Notes on supervisar in the Present Subjunctive
Supervisar is regular in the present subjunctive. The forms are identical to the 'yo', 'usted', and 'ustedes' forms of the affirmative imperative.
Example Sentences
Espero que supervises bien el proyecto.
I hope you supervise the project well.
tú
Quiero que usted supervise a los nuevos empleados.
I want you to supervise the new employees.
Es necesario que supervisemos los gastos.
It is necessary that we supervise the expenses.
nosotros
Dudo que ellos supervisen la calidad.
I doubt they supervise the quality.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the present subjunctive.
Correct: Use 'supervises' after 'espero que', not 'supervisas'.
Why: Expressions of hope, doubt, or desire trigger the subjunctive mood.
Mistake: Forgetting the subjunctive for negative commands.
Correct: Use 'no supervises' (tú) or 'no supervise' (usted), not 'no supervisa'.
Why: Negative commands always use the subjunctive mood.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: superviso
The present tense of supervisar is regular: superviso, supervisas, supervisa, supervisamos, supervisáis, supervisan.
Preterite
yo: supervisé
The preterite of supervisar is regular: supervisé, supervisaste, supervisó, supervisamos, supervisasteis, supervisaron.
Imperfect
yo: supervisaba
The imperfect of supervisar is regular: supervisaba, supervisabas, supervisaba, supervisábamos, supervisabais, supervisaban.
Future
yo: supervisaré
The future tense of supervisar is regular: supervisaré, supervisarás, supervisará, supervisaremos, supervisaréis, supervisarán.
Conditional
yo: supervisaría
The conditional of supervisar is regular: supervisaría, supervisarías, supervisaría, supervisaríamos, supervisaríais, supervisarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: supervisara
The imperfect subjunctive of supervisar (supervisara/supervisase) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, and softer requests.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: supervisa
Supervise! commands use the imperative: supervisa (tú), supervise (usted), supervisemos (nosotros), supervisen (ustedes), supervisad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no supervises
Negative commands for supervisar use 'no' + present subjunctive: no supervises (tú), no supervise (usted), no supervisemos (nosotros), no supervisen (ustedes), no superviséis (vosotros).