Subjonctif imparfait en espagnol

In Spanish, the “imperfect subjunctive” (subjonctif imparfait) is a verb tense used to express actions or situations that are hypothetical, uncertain, or in the past but still relevant. To conjugate regular verbs in the imperfect subjunctive, follow these steps:

For -ar verbs:

1. Start with the third person plural (ellos/ellas/ustedes) form of the preterite tense, which is the third person plural preterite form minus the -ron ending.
2. Remove the -ron ending.
3. Add the appropriate imperfect subjunctive endings.

For -er and -ir verbs:

1. Start with the third person plural (ellos/ellas/ustedes) form of the preterite tense, which is the third person plural preterite form minus the -ron ending.
2. Remove the -ron ending.
3. Add the appropriate imperfect subjunctive endings.

Here are the endings for -ar, -er, and -ir verbs in the imperfect subjunctive:

-ar Verbs:

• yo: -ara
• tú: -aras
• él/ella/usted: -ara
• nosotros/nosotras: -áramos
• vosotros/vosotras: -arais
• ellos/ellas/ustedes: -aran

-er and -ir Verbs:

• yo: -iera
• tú: -ieras
• él/ella/usted: -iera
• nosotros/nosotras: -iéramos
• vosotros/vosotras: -ierais
• ellos/ellas/ustedes: -ieran

For example, let’s conjugate the verb “hablar” (to speak) in the imperfect subjunctive:

• yo hablara
• tú hablaras
• él/ella/usted hablara
• nosotros/nosotras habláramos
• vosotros/vosotras hablarais
• ellos/ellas/ustedes hablaran

And for the verb “comer” (to eat):

• yo comiera
• tú comieras
• él/ella/usted comiera
• nosotros/nosotras comiéramos
• vosotros/vosotras comierais
• ellos/ellas/ustedes comieran

The imperfect subjunctive is commonly used in Spanish to express wishes, doubts, hypothetical situations, or polite requests.