Atacar Subjunctive Mood in Latin American Spanish

The Subjunctive Mood of Atacar is used to express wishes, desires, or uncertainty about an action, for example: Espero que no me ataquen los perros. (I hope the dogs don’t attack me.)

Atacar is a spelling-changing verb, meaning the stem vowel changes in certain conjugations. For the Present Subjunctive, the stem vowel changes from ‘a’ to ‘qu’ before adding the corresponding endings.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Atacar (to attack) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Latin American Spanish):

Pronoun Conjugation
Yoataque
ataques
Él / Ella / Ustedataque
Nosotros / Nosotrasataquemos
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedesataquen

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Usage of Atacar in the Subjunctive Mood

The present subjunctive of atacar is used to express desires, doubts, demands, or hypothetical situations.

Desire: For example, Espero que no me ataquen los perros. (I hope the dogs don’t attack me.)

Doubt: For example, Dudo que los ladrones ataquen esta noche. (I doubt the thieves will attack tonight.)

Demand: For example, Es necesario que ataquen al enemigo con fuerza. (It’s necessary that they attack the enemy with force.)

Hypothetical: For example, Si me atacaran, me defendería. (If they were to attack me, I would defend myself.)

Slang/Idiomatic: For example, ¡Atácale a esa comida! (Dig into that food! – idiomatic encouragement to eat heartily).

Examples

Examples of Atacar in the Subjunctive Mood

Es importante que ataquemos el problema de raíz. (It’s important that we attack the problem at its root.)

El entrenador insistió en que los jugadores ataquen con más intensidad. (The coach insisted that the players attack with more intensity.)

Ojalá que el equipo ataque desde el inicio del partido. (Hopefully the team attacks from the start of the match.)

Aunque no lo creas, el jefe quiere que ataques ese proyecto con todo. (Unbelievable as it may seem, the boss wants you to attack that project with everything you’ve got.)

Es necesario que la policía ataque el problema del narcotráfico. (It’s necessary for the police to attack the drug trafficking problem.)

El profesor sugirió que ataquemos el ensayo desde un ángulo diferente. (The professor suggested that we attack the essay from a different angle.)

Mamá quiere que ataquemos las tareas del hogar juntos. (Mom wants us to attack the household chores together.)

El capitán ordenó que los soldados ataquen al amanecer. (The captain ordered the soldiers to attack at dawn.)

Tal vez sea mejor que ataques ese desafío con calma. (Maybe it’s better if you attack that challenge calmly.)

Los manifestantes exigieron que las autoridades ataquen la corrupción. (The protesters demanded that the authorities attack corruption.)

El médico recomendó que ataque el sobrepeso con una dieta balanceada. (The doctor recommended that I attack the weight gain with a balanced diet.)

Sería bueno que ataquemos ese proyecto cuanto antes. (It would be good if we attack that project as soon as possible.)

El instructor dijo que ataquen los ejercicios con energía. (The instructor said to attack the exercises with energy.)

Quiero que ataques tus metas con determinación. (I want you to attack your goals with determination.)

Es fundamental que el equipo ataque con inteligencia. (It’s essential that the team attacks intelligently.)

Conjugations with English Translations

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

Spanish English
Yo ataque I attack
Tú ataques You attack
Él / Ella / Usted ataque He / She / You attacks
Nosotros / Nosotras ataquemos We attack
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes ataquen They / You all attack

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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.