The Subjunctive Mood of Vencer is used to express wishes, desires, or uncertainty about an action or event. For example, Espero que venzas en la competencia. (I hope you win the competition.)

Vencer is a spelling-changing verb that changes the ‘c’ to ‘zc’ before the ‘a’ and ‘o’ endings in the subjunctive mood. This verb follows the -cer to -zca conjugation pattern.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Vencer (to overcome) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Latin American Spanish):

The present subjunctive of vencer is used to express wishes, desires, demands, or uncertainty about an action or event.

To express a wish or desire: For example, Espero que venzas tus miedos. (I hope you overcome your fears.)

To express a demand or requirement: For example, Es necesario que venzas la tentación. (It’s necessary that you overcome the temptation.)

To express uncertainty or doubt: For example, Dudo que venzas en la competencia. (I doubt you’ll win the competition.)

Colloquial usage: ¡Vencé esa pereza, flojo! (Overcome that laziness, lazy one!) is a common way to encourage someone to overcome laziness or lack of motivation.

Examples

Examples of Vencer in the Subjunctive Mood

Es importante que venzas tus miedos para alcanzar tus metas. (It’s important that you overcome your fears to achieve your goals.)

Ojalá que el equipo venza en el próximo partido. (Hopefully the team wins the next game.)

Para que la empresa venza a la competencia, necesitamos innovar. (For the company to beat the competition, we need to innovate.)

Aunque la tarea sea difícil, confío en que venzamos los obstáculos. (Although the task is difficult, I trust that we will overcome the obstacles.)

Es fundamental que los atletas venzan sus límites en cada entrenamiento. (It’s essential that athletes push past their limits in every training session.)

Espero que venzas la tentación de rendirte y sigas adelante. (I hope you overcome the temptation to give up and keep going.)

Dudo que el equipo contrario venza con esa estrategia. (I doubt the opposing team will win with that strategy.)

A menos que venzamos nuestros prejuicios, no podremos progresar. (Unless we overcome our prejudices, we won’t be able to progress.)

Tal vez si venzas tu pereza, tendrás más éxito. (Maybe if you overcome your laziness, you’ll be more successful.)

Es poco probable que venzan en las elecciones con ese discurso. (It’s unlikely they’ll win the elections with that speech.)

Cuando venzamos los retos, celebraremos con una fiesta. (When we overcome the challenges, we’ll celebrate with a party.)

Si vences tus inseguridades, tendrás más confianza. (If you overcome your insecurities, you’ll have more confidence.)

Aunque cueste trabajo, estoy seguro de que vencerán los obstáculos. (Although it’s hard work, I’m sure they’ll overcome the obstacles.)

Mientras no venzas tu miedo a volar, no podrás viajar. (As long as you don’t overcome your fear of flying, you won’t be able to travel.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Vencer (to overcome) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Subjunctive mood is also known as the Simple Subjunctive, Subjunctive Present, or Present Subjunctive Mood in English, and as Presente de Subjuntivo, Subjuntivo Presente, Presente del Modo Subjuntivo, or Tiempo Presente del Subjuntivo in Spanish.