Spanish Imperfect Subjunctive - Pretérito Imperfecto del Subjuntivo
hablaron hablar-
comieron comier-
vivieron vivier-
To this stem you add the following endings: -a, -as, -a, -amos, -ais, -an.
hablar hablara, hablaras, hablara, habláramos, hablarais, hablaran
comer comiera, comieras, comiera, comiéramos, comierais, comieran
vivir viviera, vivieras, viviera, viviéramos, vivierais, vivieran
One of the most common uses of the imperfect subjunctive is in a si clause. In such a clause it has a hypothetical meaning.
Si yo fuera el presidente... If I were the president...
Si tuviera mucho dinero... If I had a lot of money...
Si hablara cinco idiomas... If I spoke five languages...
Another common use of the past subjunctive is in the same situations that you would use the present subjunctive: persuasion, doubt, or value judgement. If the verb in the main clause is in the past, the subordinate clause will use the past subjunctive.
El jefe quería que fueras a la junta. The boss wanted you to go to the meeting.
No me parecía muy seguro que soltáramos desde ese precipicio alto. It didn't seem very safe to me that we jump from that high cliff.
Estuvo bien que trabajaras las horas extras. It was good that you worked the extra hours.
Spanish Imperfect or Past Subjunctive
Using the Imperfect or Past Subjunctive with Conditional
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