The subjuntivo presente of gritar is used to express desires, doubts, or uncertainty about the action of shouting, for example: Espero que no grites durante la película. (I hope you don’t shout during the movie.)

Gritar is a regular -ar verb, so its present subjunctive conjugations follow the typical pattern for that verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Gritar (to shout) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

Gritar generally means “to shout” or “to yell”, but has several different meanings in the Subjunctive Mood, some of which might surprise you.

To shout or yell: for example, Grite que venga aquí (Shout for him/her to come here).

To exclaim loudly: for example, Grite de alegría cuando ganemos (Exclaim loudly with joy when we win).

To demand or insist: for example, Grite que le paguen lo que le deben (Insist that they pay him/her what they owe).

To complain loudly (colloquial): for example, No grite tanto, que ya le oímos (Don’t complain so loudly, we already heard you).

To express frustration (colloquial): for example, Grite todo lo que quiera, pero no va a cambiar nada (Shout all you want, but it won’t change anything).

Examples

Examples of Gritar in the Subjunctive Mood

Es importante que grites si necesitas ayuda. (It’s important that you shout if you need help.)

Ojalá que gritemos de alegría cuando ganemos el partido. (I hope we shout with joy when we win the game.)

Es necesario que griten para alertar a los demás del peligro. (It’s necessary that they shout to alert others of the danger.)

Quiero que grites mi nombre cuando crucemos la meta. (I want you to shout my name when we cross the finish line.)

Siempre que gritéis, os escucharán mejor. (Whenever you shout, they’ll hear you better.)

Para que la fiesta sea un éxito, es mejor que todos gritemos. (For the party to be a success, it’s better that we all shout.)

Dudo que griten de emoción cuando les diga la noticia. (I doubt they’ll shout with excitement when I tell them the news.)

Tal vez gritemos de la emoción cuando nos enteremos del resultado. (Maybe we’ll shout with excitement when we find out the result.)

Sería genial que gritaras mi nombre en la graduación. (It would be great if you shouted my name at graduation.)

No creo que griten tanto en la biblioteca. (I don’t think they’ll shout so much in the library.)

Espero que no grites durante la obra de teatro. (I hope you don’t shout during the play.)

Tal vez gritéis de la emoción si ganamos el premio. (Maybe you’ll shout with excitement if we win the prize.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Gritar (to shout) 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.