The Subjunctive Mood of Quemar is used to express wishes, desires, or hypothetical situations, for example: Espero que no quemes la cena. (I hope you don’t burn dinner.)

Quemar is a regular -ar verb, so its conjugations in the Present Subjunctive follow the regular pattern for that verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Quemar (to burn) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Latin American Spanish):

The present subjunctive of quemar is used to express desires, doubts, demands, or hypothetical situations involving the act of burning.

To burn (literally): For example, Espero que no quemen la casa. (I hope they don’t burn down the house.)

To burn (figuratively): For example, Aunque estudie mucho, quemo las neuronas. (Even though I study a lot, I burn out my brain cells.)

To burn (slang, to upset): For example, Me quema que me haya mentido. (It burns me up that he lied to me.)

To burn (slang, to embarrass): For example, ¡Qué quemen a ese payaso! (Burn that clown! – meaning to embarrass or make fun of someone)

Examples

Examples of Quemar in the Subjunctive Mood

Es importante que no quemes la comida. (It’s important that you don’t burn the food.)

Ojalá que quemes esas cartas viejas. (I hope you burn those old letters.)

Aunque queme la cena, no importa. (Even if I burn dinner, it doesn’t matter.)

Para que no quememos la casa, tenemos que ser cuidadosos. (So we don’t burn the house down, we have to be careful.)

A menos que quemen la basura, el olor será insoportable. (Unless they burn the trash, the smell will be unbearable.)

Tal vez queme esos viejos apuntes de la universidad. (Maybe I’ll burn those old university notes.)

Es una lástima que quemes tanto dinero en cigarrillos. (It’s a shame you burn so much money on cigarettes.)

Cuando quememos la hierba mala, el jardín se verá mejor. (When we burn the weeds, the garden will look better.)

Si quemen esa bandera, habrá problemas. (If they burn that flag, there will be problems.)

Dudo que quemes tus ahorros en apuestas tontas. (I doubt you’ll burn your savings on silly bets.)

Espero que no quemen la casa de campaña cuando acampen. (I hope they don’t burn the tent when they go camping.)

Tengo miedo de que quemen los bosques otra vez este verano. (I’m afraid they’ll burn the forests again this summer.)

Es una locura que quemes tanto dinero en videojuegos. (It’s crazy that you burn so much money on video games.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Quemar (to burn) 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.