conjugation.subjunctive.imperfect

Imperfect subjunctive: hablara, tuviera, fuera

Take the preterite ellos form, drop -ron, add -ra endings: hablaron → hablara; tuvieron → tuviera; fueron → fuera. Every preterite irregularity carries over automatically.

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Explanation

One recipe, zero exceptions: preterite third-person plural minus -ron, plus -ra, -ras, -ra, -ramos (with an accent on the vowel before it: habláramos), -rais, -ran. Dijeron → dijera; durmieron → durmiera; construyeron → construyera; hubieron → hubiera.

Because the base is the preterite, every strong stem, raised vowel, and y-spelling is inherited for free — if you know the preterite, you know this tense.

It appears after past-tense triggers (quería que vinieras), in si-clauses with the conditional (si pudiera, lo haría), and in polite formulas (quisiera reservar).

Examples

Quería que vinieras conmigo.
I wanted you to come with me.

Region: global

Si tuviera más tiempo, viajaría.
If I had more time, I would travel.

Region: global

Quisiera hacer una consulta.
I would like to ask something.

Region: global

Prerequisites

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