temblar Present Conjugation
temblar — to shiver
Temblar has an e to ie stem change in the 'boot' forms: tiemblo, tiemblas, tiembla, temblamos, tembláis, tiemblan.
temblar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to describe current shivering, habitual shaking (like a nervous habit), or general facts about earthquakes.
Notes on temblar in the Present
This is a radical-changing verb. The stressed 'e' in the stem becomes 'ie', except in the nosotros and vosotros forms.
Example Sentences
Siempre tiemblo cuando hace mucho frío.
I always shiver when it's very cold.
yo
Te tiemblan las manos, ¿estás nervioso?
Your hands are shaking, are you nervous?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nosotros no temblamos tanto como tú.
We don't shiver as much as you do.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'yo temblo'.
Correct: tiemblo
Why: Temblar is a stem-changing verb; the 'e' must change to 'ie' when stressed.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: temblé
Temblar is completely regular in the preterite: temblé, temblaste, tembló, temblamos, temblasteis, temblaron.
Imperfect
yo: temblaba
The imperfect of temblar is regular: temblaba, temblabas, temblaba, temblábamos, temblabais, temblaban.
Future
yo: temblaré
The future tense of temblar is regular: temblaré, temblarás, temblará, temblaremos, temblaréis, temblarán.
Conditional
yo: temblaría
The conditional is regular: temblaría, temblarías, temblaría, temblaríamos, temblaríais, temblarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: tiemble
Temblar undergoes an e to ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: tiemble, tiembles, tiemble, temblemos, tembléis, tiemblen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: temblara
The imperfect subjunctive of temblar is built from the third-person plural preterite: temblara, temblaras, temblara, tembláramos, temblarais, temblaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: tiembla
The affirmative imperative uses the stem change for 'tú' and 'usted(es)': tiembla, temblad, tiemble, tiemblen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no tiembles
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no tiembles, no tiemble, no temblemos, no tembléis, no tiemblen.