The subjunctive mood of Gritar is used to express desires, doubts, or hypothetical situations, 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 subjunctive conjugations follow the typical pattern for this verb type.

Conjugations

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

The present subjunctive of gritar is used to express desires, doubts, emotions, and hypothetical situations.

To express a desire or demand: For example, Grito que te calles. (I shout that you be quiet.)

To express doubt or uncertainty: For example, Dudo que grite la verdad. (I doubt that he is shouting the truth.)

To express emotions: For example, Me alegro de que grites de felicidad. (I’m glad that you shout with happiness.)

In hypothetical situations: For example, Si gritara, todos lo escucharían. (If he shouted, everyone would hear him.)

Colloquial usage: ¡Grita a la chingada! (Shout to hell! – an impolite way to tell someone to shout loudly.)

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 griten de alegría cuando ganen el partido. (I hope they shout with joy when they win the game.)

Aunque gritemos, nadie nos escuchará desde tan lejos. (Even if we shout, no one will hear us from so far away.)

Es necesario que grites para que te oigan en el concierto. (It’s necessary that you shout so they can hear you at the concert.)

Quiero que griten de emoción cuando abran sus regalos. (I want them to shout with excitement when they open their gifts.)

Preferiría que no grites en el museo, por favor. (I’d prefer that you don’t shout in the museum, please.)

Tal vez gritemos para desahogarnos un rato. (Maybe we should shout to let off some steam for a while.)

Dudo que griten en la biblioteca, ¿no crees? (I doubt they’ll shout in the library, don’t you think?)

¿Crees que grite si le pido un aumento? (Do you think I should shout if I ask for a raise?)

Sería bueno que grites para que te escuchen en el estadio. (It would be good if you shouted so they can hear you in the stadium.)

Sugiero que gritemos todos al mismo tiempo para hacer más ruido. (I suggest we all shout at the same time to make more noise.)

Aunque grites, no te van a hacer caso. (Even if you shout, they’re not going to pay attention to you.)

Quizás grites sin darte cuenta cuando estés emocionado. (Maybe you’ll shout without realizing it when you’re excited.)

Es posible que griten de la impresión al ver los fuegos artificiales. (It’s possible they’ll shout in surprise when they see the fireworks.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Gritar (to shout) 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.