The presente de subjuntivo of amar is used to express desires, doubts, or uncertainty about loving someone or something, for example: Espero que ames a tu familia. (I hope you love your family.)

Amar is a regular -ar verb, so its presente de subjuntivo conjugations follow the typical pattern for this verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Amar (to love) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

Amar generally means “to love”, but has several different meanings in the Subjunctive Mood, some of which might surprise you.

Romantic love: For example, Espero que ames a tu pareja con todo tu corazón. (I hope you love your partner with all your heart.)

Affection: For example, Aunque no lo demuestre, sé que mi padre me ame. (Even though he doesn’t show it, I know my father loves me.)

Passion: For example, Ama lo que haces y tendrás éxito. (Love what you do and you will be successful.)

Appreciation: For example, Amen la naturaleza y respétenla. (Love nature and respect it.)

Desire (colloquial): For example, ¡Ama estar en la playa! (He/She loves being at the beach!)

Examples

Examples of Amar in the Subjunctive Mood

Es importante que ames a tus semejantes. (It’s important that you love your fellow human beings.)

Ojalá que amen la naturaleza y la protejan. (I hope they love nature and protect it.)

Aunque no lo creas, prefiero que ames a alguien más. (Even if you don’t believe it, I prefer that you love someone else.)

Para ser feliz, es necesario que amemos lo que hacemos. (To be happy, it’s necessary that we love what we do.)

El maestro exige que sus alumnos amen los libros. (The teacher demands that his students love books.)

Mis padres insisten en que ame mi cultura. (My parents insist that I love my culture.)

Dudo que ellos amen de verdad el arte moderno. (I doubt that they truly love modern art.)

¿Será posible que améis la vida sencilla? (Could it be possible that you love the simple life?)

Sería ideal que amemos el planeta como nuestra casa. (It would be ideal that we love the planet as our home.)

Tal vez lo mejor sea que ames en silencio. (Perhaps it’s best that you love in silence.)

Es una lástima que no amen la buena música. (It’s a pity that they don’t love good music.)

Tengo miedo de que nunca ames de nuevo. (I’m afraid that you’ll never love again.)

¿Qué tal si amamos sin condiciones? (What if we love unconditionally?)

Mientras amen, todo estará bien. (As long as they love, everything will be alright.)

Voy a luchar para que todos amen por igual. (I’m going to fight so that everyone loves equally.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Amar (to love) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Castilian 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.