The subjunctive mood of apagar is used to express wishes, desires, or uncertainty about an action, for example: Espero que apagues la luz antes de salir. (I hope you turn off the light before leaving.)

This verb follows the -gar to -gue spelling-changing conjugation pattern, where the ‘g’ changes to ‘gu’ before the vowels ‘e’ and ‘i’ in certain conjugations.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Apagar (to turn off) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

Apagar generally means to turn off or extinguish, but has several different meanings in the Subjunctive Mood, some of which might surprise you.

To turn off: for example, Espero que apagues la luz antes de salir (I hope you turn off the light before leaving).

To extinguish: for example, Es importante que apaguemos el fuego con rapidez (It’s important that we extinguish the fire quickly).

To calm down (figurative): for example, Necesito que te apagues un poco, estás muy alterado (I need you to calm down a bit, you’re very agitated).

To silence (colloquial): for example, ¡Que te apagues ya, pesado! (Shut up already, you’re being annoying!)

To die (vulgar slang): for example, Ojalá que se apague ese viejo asqueroso (I hope that disgusting old man dies).

Examples

Examples of Apagar in the Subjunctive Mood

Espero que mi hijo apague la luz antes de salir. (I hope my son turns off the light before leaving.)

Ojalá que apagues el horno cuando termines de cocinar. (I hope you turn off the oven when you finish cooking.)

Es importante que ella apague su teléfono durante la reunión. (It’s important that she turns off her phone during the meeting.)

Para ahorrar energía, apaguemos las luces cuando no las necesitemos. (To save energy, let’s turn off the lights when we don’t need them.)

Aunque no lo crean, el jefe quiere que apaguéis las computadoras por la noche. (Unbelievably, the boss wants you all to turn off the computers at night.)

Mis padres insisten en que apaguen la televisión durante la cena. (My parents insist that they turn off the TV during dinner.)

Antes de irnos de vacaciones, es mejor que apaguemos el aire acondicionado. (Before we go on vacation, it’s better that we turn off the air conditioning.)

El mecánico recomienda que apagues el motor si la luz de advertencia se enciende. (The mechanic recommends that you turn off the engine if the warning light comes on.)

Aunque estés cansado, no olvides apagar la estufa antes de irte a dormir. (Even if you’re tired, don’t forget to turn off the stove before going to bed.)

Para evitar un incendio, es crucial que apaguen todas las velas antes de salir. (To prevent a fire, it’s crucial that they turn off all the candles before leaving.)

Siempre que apagues tu computadora, asegúrate de guardar tus archivos. (Whenever you turn off your computer, make sure to save your files.)

Ojalá que el conserje apague las luces del pasillo cuando cierre el edificio. (Hopefully the janitor turns off the hallway lights when he closes the building.)

Aunque no quieras, apaguemos la música para no molestar a los vecinos. (Whether you want to or not, let’s turn off the music so we don’t bother the neighbors.)

Es importante que apaguen sus teléfonos celulares durante la función de teatro. (It’s important that they turn off their cell phones during the theater performance.)

Tal vez sea mejor que apagues las notificaciones de tu teléfono mientras estudias. (Maybe it’s better that you turn off your phone notifications while you study.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Apagar (to turn off) 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.