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Conjugation Chart of “Calentar” (to heat) in the Subjunctive Mood

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Understanding the Subjunctive Mood of “Calentar”

The Present Subjunctive of Calentar is used to express desires, doubts, or uncertainties about heating something up, for example: Espero que calientes la sopa antes de servirla. (I hope you heat up the soup before serving it.)

Calentar is an e to ie stem-changing verb, meaning the e in the verb stem changes to ie in all subjunctive forms except nosotros and vosotros.

How to Use Calentar in the Subjunctive Mood

Calentar generally means to heat or warm something up, but has several different meanings in the Subjunctive Mood, some of which might surprise you.

To heat or warm up: For example, Que caliente el horno para que podamos hornear el pan (That he warms up the oven so that we can bake the bread).

To excite or arouse (colloquial): For example, Que me caliente con sus movimientos sensuales (That she arouses me with her sensual moves).

To annoy or bother (colloquial): For example, Que no me caliente la cabeza con sus tonterías (That he doesn’t bother my head with his nonsense).

To get heated or worked up: For example, Que no se caliente tanto por una tontería (That he doesn’t get so worked up over a silly thing).

Real Life Examples of Calentar in the Subjunctive Mood

Es importante que el agua caliente antes de que hierva. (It’s important that the water heats up before it boils.)

Ojalá que el sol caliente la habitación. (I hope the sun heats up the room.)

Aunque hace frío, espero que las mantas nos calienten. (Even though it’s cold, I hope the blankets keep us warm.)

Para que la comida esté lista, es necesario que calentemos el horno. (For the food to be ready, it’s necessary that we heat up the oven.)

El mecánico recomienda que calentéis el motor antes de conducir. (The mechanic recommends that you warm up the engine before driving.)

Es una lástima que el clima no caliente lo suficiente para ir a la playa. (It’s a shame that the weather doesn’t warm up enough to go to the beach.)

Tal vez sea mejor que calienten la comida antes de servirla. (Maybe it’s better that they heat up the food before serving it.)

Aunque el día está frío, el sol caliente un poco el ambiente. (Even though the day is cold, may the sun warm up the atmosphere a bit.)

Es fundamental que las calefacciones calienten las casas durante el invierno. (It’s essential that the heaters warm up the houses during winter.)

Ojalá que los calentadores solares calienten suficiente agua para todos. (I hope the solar heaters warm up enough water for everyone.)

Quizás calentemos las tortillas en la sartén antes de servirlas. (Maybe we should warm up the tortillas on the pan before serving them.)

Es una pena que no calientes la leche antes de prepararle un chocolate caliente al niño. (It’s a pity that you don’t warm up the milk before making the child a hot chocolate.)

Tal vez calentéis los pies con unas buenas calcetines de lana. (Maybe you should warm up your feet with some good wool socks.)

Aunque el día está nublado, espero que el sol caliente un poco el ambiente. (Even though the day is cloudy, I hope the sun warms up the atmosphere a bit.)

Para que la cera se derrita, es necesario que la calienten primero. (For the wax to melt, it’s necessary that they heat it up first.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Calentar (to heat) in the Subjunctive Mood (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.