tolerar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
tolerar — to tolerate
The present subjunctive of tolerar is regular: tolere, toleres, tolere, toleremos, toleréis, toleren.
tolerar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use the present subjunctive when expressing wishes, doubts, emotions, or uncertainty about something happening now or in the future. Also used after impersonal expressions.
Notes on tolerar in the Present Subjunctive
Tolerar is regular in the present subjunctive. The forms are derived from the 'yo' form of the present indicative ('tolero'), dropping the -o and adding the opposite vowel endings (-e for -ar verbs).
Example Sentences
Espero que toleres mi mal humor hoy.
I hope you tolerate my bad mood today.
tú
Dudo que él tolere esa situación.
I doubt that he will tolerate that situation.
él/ella/usted
Es importante que toleremos las opiniones diferentes.
It's important that we tolerate different opinions.
nosotros
No creo que toleréis la injusticia.
I don't think you all tolerate injustice.
vosotros
Quiero que toleren el ruido por un rato.
I want them to tolerate the noise for a while.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the indicative instead of the subjunctive after expressions of doubt or emotion.
Correct: Use 'Dudo que tolere', not 'Dudo que tolera'.
Why: Expressions of doubt, denial, emotion, and desire trigger the subjunctive mood.
Mistake: Confusing the 'yo' and 'tú' forms.
Correct: 'Yo tolere' and 'tú toleres' are distinct.
Why: The endings change based on the pronoun.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: tolero
The present indicative of tolerar is regular: tolero, toleras, tolera, toleramos, toleráis, toleran.
Preterite
yo: toleré
The preterite of tolerar is regular: toleré, toleraste, toleró, toleramos, tolerasteis, toleraron.
Imperfect
yo: toleraba
The imperfect of tolerar is regular: toleraba, tolerabas, toleraba, tolerábamos, tolerabais, toleraban.
Future
yo: toleraré
The future of tolerar is regular: toleraré, tolerarás, tolerará, toleraremos, toleraréis, tolerarán.
Conditional
yo: toleraría
The conditional of tolerar is regular: toleraría, tolerarías, toleraría, toleraríamos, toleraríais, tolerarían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: tolerara
The imperfect subjunctive of tolerar is regular: tolerara/tolerase, toleraras/tolerases, tolerara/tolerase, toleráramos/tolerásemos, tolerarais/toleraseis, toleraran/tolerasen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: tolera
Use 'tolera' (tú), 'tolere' (usted), 'toleremos' (nosotros), 'tolerad' (vosotros), 'toleren' (ustedes) for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no toleres
No commands use the present subjunctive: no toleres (tú), no tolere (usted), no toleremos (nosotros), no toleréis (vosotros), no toleren (ustedes).