The Present Subjunctive of Imprimir is used to express desires, doubts, or uncertainties about printing something, for example: Espero que imprimas el documento. (I hope you print the document.)

Imprimir is a regular -ir verb, so its Present Subjunctive conjugations follow the typical pattern for this verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Imprimir (to print) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Latin American Spanish):

The present subjunctive of imprimir is used to express wishes, desires, demands, or uncertainty about an action related to printing.

To express a wish or desire: For example, Espero que imprimas el documento. (I hope you print the document.)

To express a demand or request: For example, Es necesario que imprimas los formularios. (It is necessary that you print the forms.)

To express uncertainty: For example, Dudo que impriman suficientes copias. (I doubt they will print enough copies.)

Colloquial usage: For example, ¡Que te impriman! (Rude way of telling someone to get lost or mind their own business, literally “May they print you!”)

Examples

Examples of Imprimir in the Subjunctive Mood

Es importante que imprimas los documentos antes de la reunión. (It’s important that you print the documents before the meeting.)

El profesor recomienda que imprimamos el material de lectura. (The professor recommends that we print the reading material.)

Aunque no lo creas necesario, prefiero que imprimas una copia de seguridad. (Even if you don’t think it’s necessary, I prefer that you print a backup copy.)

Ojalá que impriman el menú con tiempo para que podamos revisarlo. (I hope they print the menu in time for us to review it.)

Para el taller, es necesario que cada participante imprima las instrucciones. (For the workshop, it’s necessary that each participant prints the instructions.)

Sugiero que imprimamos los boletos con anticipación para evitar contratiempos. (I suggest we print the tickets in advance to avoid setbacks.)

Mis padres insisten en que imprima las fotos para el álbum familiar. (My parents insist that I print the photos for the family album.)

El jefe quiere que imprimamos los reportes antes de la junta semanal. (The boss wants us to print the reports before the weekly meeting.)

Tal vez sea buena idea que impriman las direcciones por si acaso. (Maybe it’s a good idea that they print the directions just in case.)

Para la clase de arte, la maestra pidió que imprimamos imágenes de nuestras obras favoritas. (For the art class, the teacher asked that we print images of our favorite artworks.)

Siempre que presentes un trabajo, es mejor que imprimas una copia adicional por si acaso. (Whenever you submit a paper, it’s better that you print an extra copy just in case.)

Dudo que impriman el programa con tiempo, así que mejor lo hacemos nosotros. (I doubt they’ll print the program in time, so we’d better do it ourselves.)

Aunque cueste más, prefiero que imprimamos las fotos en una impresora profesional. (Even though it costs more, I prefer that we print the photos on a professional printer.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Imprimir (to print) 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.