Imperfect Subjunctive - Regular Verbs
Imperfect Subjunctive - Regular Verbs
There are 2 forms of the imperfect subjunctive, which are used indistinctly.
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 -amos
-as -ais
-a -an
hablar (full conjugation)
For the verb "comer", the third person plural of the preterite is "comieron", removing the "on" yields "comier". To this stem you add the following endings: -a, -as, -a, -amos, -ais, -an.
comer (example sentences) (full conjugation)
yo | comiera | (I ate) |
tú | comieras | (you ate) |
Ud./él/ ella | comiera | (you/he/she ate) |
nosotros (as) | comiéramos | (we ate) |
vosotros (as) | comierais | (you guys ate) |
Uds./ellos/ ellas | comieran | (you all/they ate) |
For the verb "vivir", the third person plural of the preterite is "vivieron", removing the "on" yields "vivier". To this stem you add the following endings: -a, -as, -a, -amos, -ais, -an.
vivir (example sentences) (full conjugation)
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 -semos
-ses -seis
-se -sen
hablase hablásemos
hablases hablaseis
hablase hablasen
bebiese bebiésemos
bebieses bebieseis
bebiese bebiesen
viviese viviésemos
vivieses vivieseis
viviese viviesen
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