There are two forms of imperfect subjunctive, which are used indistinguishably.

Option 1
The first is formed by taking the 3rd person plural of the preterite minus on.

For the verb hablar, the third person plural of the preterite is hablaron, removing the on yields hablar. To this stem you add the following endings: a as a amos ais an

	
 
	
 
	
 


	
yo
	
hablara
	
(I spoke)


	
tú
	
hablaras
	
(you spoke)


	
Ud./él/ella
	
hablara
	
(you/he/she spoke)


	
nosotros (as)
	
habláramos
	
(we spoke)


	
vosotros (as)
	
hablarais
	
(you guys spoke)


	
Uds./ellos/ ellas
	
hablaran
	
(you all/they spoke)

Option 2
The second is formed by taking the third person plural form of the preterit (e.g., hablaron), minus -ron from the end.

For the verb hablar, the third person plural of the preterite is hablaron, removing the ron yields habla. To this stem you add the following endings: se, ses, se, semos, seis, sen

	
 
	
 
	
 


	
yo
	
hablase
	
(I spoke)


	
tú
	
hablases
	
(you spoke)


	
Ud./él/ella
	
hablase
	
(you/he/she spoke)


	
nosotros (as)
	
hablásemos
	
(we spoke)


	
vosotros (as)
	
hablaseis
	
(you guys spoke)


	
Uds./ellos/ ellas
	
hablasen
	
(you all/they spoke)

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