[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":823},["ShallowReactive",2],{"imperfecto-subjuntivo-en":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":810,"extension":811,"meta":812,"navigation":818,"path":819,"seo":820,"stem":821,"__hash__":822},"content/imperfecto-subjuntivo/en.md","Imperfecto de Subjuntivo: How to Form It in Spanish?",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":796},"minimark",[9,64,79,141,291,395,737,782,791],[10,11,12,13,12,26],"section",{},"\n  ",[14,15,16,17,21,22,25],"p",{},"\n    The ",[18,19,20],"strong",{},"imperfecto de subjuntivo"," (Spanish imperfect subjunctive)\n    expresses ",[18,23,24],{},"wishes, doubts, unreal conditions or hypothetical past\n    actions",". It's one of the most used subjunctive tenses in Spanish.\n  ",[27,28,29,30,29,43,29,54,12],"ul",{},"\n    ",[31,32,33,34,42],"li",{},"Past wish: ",[35,36,37,38,41],"em",{},"Quería que ",[18,39,40],{},"vinieras"," conmigo."," (I wanted you to come with me.)",[31,44,45,46,53],{},"Unreal condition: ",[35,47,48,49,52],{},"Si ",[18,50,51],{},"tuviera"," tiempo, viajaría más."," (If I had time, I would travel more.)",[31,55,56,57,63],{},"Politeness: ",[35,58,59,62],{},[18,60,61],{},"Quisiera"," un café, por favor."," (I would like a coffee, please.)",[14,65,66],{},[67,68,78],"a",{"href":69,"className":70},"/dashboard",[71,72,73,74,75,76,77],"btn","btn-primary","btn-lg","px-4","py-2","d-inline-block","mb-4","Practice Imperfecto de Subjuntivo",[10,80,12,81,12,86,12,93],{},[82,83,85],"h2",{"id":84},"what-is-the-imperfecto-de-subjuntivo-used-for","What is the imperfecto de subjuntivo used for?",[14,87,88,89,92],{},"\n    It's used to express ",[18,90,91],{},"hypothetical, unreal or subjective actions","\n    in the past or in conditions contrary to fact. It also appears in subordinate\n    clauses when the main verb is in the past or conditional.\n  ",[27,94,29,95,29,106,29,116,29,126,12],{},[31,96,97,98,105],{},"After verbs of wish, doubt or emotion in the past: ",[35,99,100,101,104],{},"Esperaba que ",[18,102,103],{},"llegaras"," pronto."," (I hoped you would arrive soon.)",[31,107,108,109,115],{},"Unreal conditional sentences: ",[35,110,48,111,114],{},[18,112,113],{},"fuera"," rico, compraría una casa."," (If I were rich, I would buy a house.)",[31,117,118,119,125],{},"Polite formulas: ",[35,120,121,124],{},[18,122,123],{},"Pudiera"," usted ayudarme?"," (Could you help me?)",[31,127,128,129,132,133,140],{},"After ",[35,130,131],{},"como si",": ",[35,134,135,136,139],{},"Habla como si ",[18,137,138],{},"supiera"," todo."," (He talks as if he knew everything.)",[10,142,12,143,12,147,12,162,12,179],{},[82,144,146],{"id":145},"how-is-the-imperfecto-de-subjuntivo-formed","How is the imperfecto de subjuntivo formed?",[14,148,149,150,153,154,157,158,161],{},"\n    It's built from the ",[18,151,152],{},"third person plural of the pretérito indefinido","\n    (ellos form): drop the ",[18,155,156],{},"-ron"," ending and add\n    ",[18,159,160],{},"-ra, -ras, -ra, -´ramos, -rais, -ran",". The endings are the\n    same for all three groups (-ar, -er, -ir).\n  ",[14,163,29,164,167,168,171,172,132,175,178],{},[18,165,166],{},"Watch out:"," the ",[35,169,170],{},"nosotros"," form has a written accent\n    on the vowel before ",[35,173,174],{},"-ramos",[35,176,177],{},"habláramos, comiéramos, viviéramos,\n    fuéramos, dijéramos",".\n  ",[180,181,29,182,12],"div",{},[183,184,185,186,185,207,29],"table",{},"\n      ",[187,188,189,190,185],"thead",{},"\n        ",[191,192,193,194,193,198,193,201,193,204,189],"tr",{},"\n          ",[195,196,197],"th",{},"Person",[195,199,200],{},"hablar (-ar)",[195,202,203],{},"comer (-er)",[195,205,206],{},"vivir (-ir)",[208,209,189,210,189,225,189,239,189,250,189,263,189,277,185],"tbody",{},[191,211,212,216,219,222],{},[213,214,215],"td",{},"yo",[213,217,218],{},"hablara",[213,220,221],{},"comiera",[213,223,224],{},"viviera",[191,226,227,230,233,236],{},[213,228,229],{},"tú",[213,231,232],{},"hablaras",[213,234,235],{},"comieras",[213,237,238],{},"vivieras",[191,240,241,244,246,248],{},[213,242,243],{},"él / ella / usted",[213,245,218],{},[213,247,221],{},[213,249,224],{},[191,251,252,254,257,260],{},[213,253,170],{},[213,255,256],{},"habláramos",[213,258,259],{},"comiéramos",[213,261,262],{},"viviéramos",[191,264,265,268,271,274],{},[213,266,267],{},"vosotros",[213,269,270],{},"hablarais",[213,272,273],{},"comierais",[213,275,276],{},"vivierais",[191,278,279,282,285,288],{},[213,280,281],{},"ellos / ustedes",[213,283,284],{},"hablaran",[213,286,287],{},"comieran",[213,289,290],{},"vivieran",[10,292,12,293,12,297,12,312,12,385],{},[82,294,296],{"id":295},"whats-the-difference-between-the-ra-and-se-forms","What's the difference between the -ra and -se forms?",[14,298,299,300,303,304,307,308,311],{},"\n    The imperfecto de subjuntivo has ",[18,301,302],{},"two equivalent forms",":\n    one ends in ",[18,305,306],{},"-ra"," (hablara, comiera) and the other in\n    ",[18,309,310],{},"-se"," (hablase, comiese). Both are accepted by the RAE and\n    mean the same thing.\n  ",[180,313,29,314,12],{},[183,315,185,316,185,328,29],{},[187,317,189,318,185],{},[191,319,193,320,193,322,193,325,189],{},[195,321,197],{},[195,323,324],{},"-ra form",[195,326,327],{},"-se form",[208,329,189,330,189,339,189,348,189,357,189,366,189,375,185],{},[191,331,332,334,336],{},[213,333,215],{},[213,335,218],{},[213,337,338],{},"hablase",[191,340,341,343,345],{},[213,342,229],{},[213,344,232],{},[213,346,347],{},"hablases",[191,349,350,353,355],{},[213,351,352],{},"él",[213,354,218],{},[213,356,338],{},[191,358,359,361,363],{},[213,360,170],{},[213,362,256],{},[213,364,365],{},"hablásemos",[191,367,368,370,372],{},[213,369,267],{},[213,371,270],{},[213,373,374],{},"hablaseis",[191,376,377,380,382],{},[213,378,379],{},"ellos",[213,381,284],{},[213,383,384],{},"hablasen",[14,386,387,388,391,392,394],{},"\n    Today ",[18,389,390],{},"the -ra form is more common",", especially in Latin\n    America and spoken Spanish. The -se form is more frequent in literary or\n    formal texts. In our app we train only the ",[18,393,306],{}," form.\n  ",[10,396,12,397,12,401,12,408,12,636,12,641,12,668,12,672,12,710,12,714],{},[82,398,400],{"id":399},"which-verbs-are-irregular-in-the-imperfecto-de-subjuntivo","Which verbs are irregular in the imperfecto de subjuntivo?",[14,402,403,404,407],{},"\n    All irregularities of the ",[18,405,406],{},"pretérito indefinido"," are inherited\n    automatically in this tense. If the 3rd person plural of the indefinido is\n    irregular, so is the imperfecto de subjuntivo.\n  ",[180,409,29,410,12],{},[183,411,185,412,185,427,29],{},[187,413,189,414,185],{},[191,415,193,416,193,419,193,422,193,425,189],{},[195,417,418],{},"Infinitive",[195,420,421],{},"ellos (indefinido)",[195,423,424],{},"yo (impf. subj.)",[195,426,170],{},[208,428,189,429,189,442,189,456,189,469,189,483,189,497,189,511,189,524,189,538,189,552,189,566,189,580,189,594,189,608,189,622,185],{},[191,430,431,434,437,439],{},[213,432,433],{},"ser / ir",[213,435,436],{},"fueron",[213,438,113],{},[213,440,441],{},"fuéramos",[191,443,444,447,450,453],{},[213,445,446],{},"estar",[213,448,449],{},"estuvieron",[213,451,452],{},"estuviera",[213,454,455],{},"estuviéramos",[191,457,458,461,464,466],{},[213,459,460],{},"tener",[213,462,463],{},"tuvieron",[213,465,51],{},[213,467,468],{},"tuviéramos",[191,470,471,474,477,480],{},[213,472,473],{},"hacer",[213,475,476],{},"hicieron",[213,478,479],{},"hiciera",[213,481,482],{},"hiciéramos",[191,484,485,488,491,494],{},[213,486,487],{},"poder",[213,489,490],{},"pudieron",[213,492,493],{},"pudiera",[213,495,496],{},"pudiéramos",[191,498,499,502,505,508],{},[213,500,501],{},"poner",[213,503,504],{},"pusieron",[213,506,507],{},"pusiera",[213,509,510],{},"pusiéramos",[191,512,513,516,519,521],{},[213,514,515],{},"saber",[213,517,518],{},"supieron",[213,520,138],{},[213,522,523],{},"supiéramos",[191,525,526,529,532,535],{},[213,527,528],{},"querer",[213,530,531],{},"quisieron",[213,533,534],{},"quisiera",[213,536,537],{},"quisiéramos",[191,539,540,543,546,549],{},[213,541,542],{},"venir",[213,544,545],{},"vinieron",[213,547,548],{},"viniera",[213,550,551],{},"viniéramos",[191,553,554,557,560,563],{},[213,555,556],{},"haber",[213,558,559],{},"hubieron",[213,561,562],{},"hubiera",[213,564,565],{},"hubiéramos",[191,567,568,571,574,577],{},[213,569,570],{},"dar",[213,572,573],{},"dieron",[213,575,576],{},"diera",[213,578,579],{},"diéramos",[191,581,582,585,588,591],{},[213,583,584],{},"ver",[213,586,587],{},"vieron",[213,589,590],{},"viera",[213,592,593],{},"viéramos",[191,595,596,599,602,605],{},[213,597,598],{},"decir",[213,600,601],{},"dijeron",[213,603,604],{},"dijera",[213,606,607],{},"dijéramos",[191,609,610,613,616,619],{},[213,611,612],{},"traer",[213,614,615],{},"trajeron",[213,617,618],{},"trajera",[213,620,621],{},"trajéramos",[191,623,624,627,630,633],{},[213,625,626],{},"producir",[213,628,629],{},"produjeron",[213,631,632],{},"produjera",[213,634,635],{},"produjéramos",[637,638,640],"h3",{"id":639},"ir-verbs-with-vowel-change","-ir verbs with vowel change",[27,642,29,643,29,656,12],{},[31,644,645,648,649,652,653],{},[18,646,647],{},"e → i",": pedir → ",[35,650,651],{},"pidieron"," → ",[35,654,655],{},"pidiera, pidiéramos",[31,657,658,661,662,652,665],{},[18,659,660],{},"o → u",": dormir → ",[35,663,664],{},"durmieron",[35,666,667],{},"durmiera, durmiéramos",[637,669,671],{"id":670},"verbs-with-i-y-change-hiato","Verbs with i → y change (hiato)",[27,673,29,674,29,683,29,692,29,701,12],{},[31,675,676,677,652,680],{},"leer → ",[35,678,679],{},"leyeron",[35,681,682],{},"leyera, leyéramos",[31,684,685,686,652,689],{},"oír → ",[35,687,688],{},"oyeron",[35,690,691],{},"oyera, oyéramos",[31,693,694,695,652,698],{},"caer → ",[35,696,697],{},"cayeron",[35,699,700],{},"cayera, cayéramos",[31,702,703,704,652,707],{},"creer → ",[35,705,706],{},"creyeron",[35,708,709],{},"creyera, creyéramos",[637,711,713],{"id":712},"verbs-with-j-stem","Verbs with -j stem",[14,715,716,717,720,721,724,725,727,728,731,732,734,735,178],{},"\n    Verbs whose indefinido stem ends in ",[18,718,719],{},"-j"," (decir, traer,\n    -ducir) drop the ",[35,722,723],{},"i"," of the ending: ",[35,726,604],{}," (not\n    ",[35,729,730],{},"dijiera","), ",[35,733,618],{},", ",[35,736,632],{},[10,738,12,739,12,743,12,750],{},[82,740,742],{"id":741},"when-is-the-imperfecto-de-subjuntivo-used-in-conditional-sentences","When is the imperfecto de subjuntivo used in conditional sentences?",[14,744,745,746,749],{},"\n    The imperfecto de subjuntivo is essential in ",[18,747,748],{},"unreal conditionals","\n    of the type «Si + imperfecto de subjuntivo, condicional».\n  ",[27,751,29,752,29,759,29,767,29,774,12],{},[31,753,48,754,758],{},[35,755,756],{},[18,757,51],{}," dinero, viajaría. (If I had money, I would travel.)",[31,760,48,761,766],{},[35,762,763],{},[18,764,765],{},"fueras"," más amable, te ayudarían. (If you were nicer, they would help you.)",[31,768,48,769,773],{},[35,770,771],{},[18,772,493],{}," volar, te visitaría hoy. (If I could fly, I'd visit you today.)",[31,775,48,776,781],{},[35,777,778],{},[18,779,780],{},"supieras"," la verdad, te asustarías. (If you knew the truth, you'd be frightened.)",[10,783,12,784],{},[14,785,786,787,790],{},"\n    Want to ",[18,788,789],{},"practice"," the imperfecto de subjuntivo? In our app you\n    can conjugate regular and irregular verbs with interactive exercises and\n    learn to use the -ra form correctly.\n  ",[14,792,793],{},[67,794,78],{"href":69,"className":795},[71,72,73,74,75,76,77],{"title":797,"searchDepth":798,"depth":798,"links":799},"",2,[800,801,802,803,809],{"id":84,"depth":798,"text":85},{"id":145,"depth":798,"text":146},{"id":295,"depth":798,"text":296},{"id":399,"depth":798,"text":400,"children":804},[805,807,808],{"id":639,"depth":806,"text":640},3,{"id":670,"depth":806,"text":671},{"id":712,"depth":806,"text":713},{"id":741,"depth":798,"text":742},"How to form the imperfecto de subjuntivo in Spanish: hablara, comiera, viviera. 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