The Present Subjunctive of quemar is used to express desires, doubts, or uncertainties about burning something, as well as to convey necessity or importance. For example, Es importante que no quemes la comida. (It’s important that you don’t burn the food.)

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

Conjugations

Conjugations of Quemar (to burn) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

Quemar generally means “to burn”, but has several different meanings in the Subjunctive Mood, some of which might surprise you.

To burn (literally): For example, Aunque queme la comida, no importa (Even if I burn the food, it doesn’t matter).

To burn (figuratively): For example, Aunque me queme con el sol, seguiré trabajando (Even if I get burned by the sun, I’ll keep working).

To burn (emotionally): For example, Aunque me queme de rabia, no diré nada (Even if I’m burning with rage, I won’t say anything).

To burn (money): For example, Aunque queme todo mi dinero, no me importa (Even if I burn through all my money, I don’t care).

To burn (slang for being attracted): For example, Aunque me queme por esa persona, no se lo diré (Even if I’m burning for that person, I won’t tell them).

Examples

Examples of Quemar in the Subjunctive Mood

Es importante que no quemes la comida. (It’s important that you don’t burn the food.)

Ojalá que el chef queme la carne a la parrilla. (I hope the chef sears the meat on the grill.)

Aunque quemes las malezas, volverán a crecer. (Even if you burn the weeds, they will grow back.)

Para la fogata, necesitamos que alguien queme la leña. (For the campfire, we need someone to burn the firewood.)

Es una lástima que quememos tanto combustible fósil. (It’s a shame that we burn so much fossil fuel.)

Tal vez queméis las hojas secas en el patio trasero. (Maybe you all should burn the dry leaves in the backyard.)

Dudo que quemen la bandera en la protesta. (I doubt they will burn the flag at the protest.)

Si quemas las cartas, nadie sabrá lo que decían. (If you burn the letters, no one will know what they said.)

Me preocupa que los manifestantes quemen propiedades. (I’m worried the protesters might burn properties.)

Aunque quemes la evidencia, la verdad saldrá a la luz. (Even if you burn the evidence, the truth will come out.)

Espero que no quememos demasiada leña esta noche. (I hope we don’t burn too much firewood tonight.)

Es posible que queméis las velas durante el apagón. (You all might burn candles during the power outage.)

Temo que los pirómanos quemen el bosque de nuevo. (I fear the arsonists might burn the forest again.)

Aunque quemes las cartas de amor, los recuerdos perdurarán. (Even if you burn the love letters, the memories will endure.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Quemar (to burn) 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.