participéis

Participéis is the second person plural form of the Spanish verb participar in the present subjunctive mood. It corresponds to the idea of “you all participate” in subordinate clauses, not as a stand-alone statement in the indicative.

Formation and grammar

Participáis is formed from the stem particip- plus the present-subjunctive ending for vosotros, -éis. The full present-subjunctive paradigm for participar is: yo participe, tú participes, él participe, nosotros participemos, vosotros participéis, ellos participen. This form is regular for -ar verbs in the present subjunctive.

Usage

The subjunctive is used in clauses that express doubt, desire, possibility, necessity, emotion, or after certain conjunctions such as para que, antes de que, y aunque. Examples: “Espero que participéis en la votación.” “Es posible que participéis en el proyecto.” In these contexts, a speaker sets a situation as uncertain or desired, requiring the subjunctive.

Regional variation

In Spain, where the vosotros form is standard, participéis is the correct form in the present subjunctive for “you all.” In many Latin American dialects, ustedes is used as the second-person plural, and the corresponding present subjunctive is participen (for ustedes/ellos), not participéis.

See also

Present subjunctive, vosotros form. participation and agreement marked by subject in subordinate clauses.