| El Imperfecto de Subjuntivo
The past subjuntive is formed by dropping
the "-ron" of the third person plural preterite and adding the following
endings*:
|
ending |
| yo |
-ra |
| tú |
-ras |
| él, ella, Ud. |
-ra |
| nosotros/ as |
-ramos |
| vosotros/ as |
-rais |
| ellos, ellas, Uds. |
-ran |
* There is a second set of past subjunctive endings:
-se, -ses, -se, -semos, -seis, -sen which are rarely used in our days.
It is important to use the third
person plural preterite, the "Uds. -form", because if it is irregular,
the subjunctive forms are also irregular, and we know that many verbs are
irregular in preterite. So, if you are not sure, use the Verb
Conjugator to find the correct form. Some irregular verbs are:
| andar |
anduviera |
| caer |
cayera |
| construir |
construyera |
| conducir |
condujera |
| dar |
diera |
| decir |
dijera |
| dormir |
durmiera |
| estar |
estuviera |
| haber |
hubiera |
| ir |
fuera |
| leer |
leyera |
| oir |
oyera |
| pedir |
pidiera |
| poder |
pudiera |
| poner |
pusiera |
| querer |
quisiera |
| saber |
supiera |
| seguir |
siguiera |
| ser |
fuera |
| tener |
tuviera |
| venir |
viniera |
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