imperfect subjunctive
( construction )
remove ron from the end of 3rd person plural preterite and add the following set
*ra | *ras | *ra | *ramos | . | *ran
fueron > fuera | fueras | fuera | fuéramos | . | fueran
! another conjugation alternative less used:
*se | *ses | *se | *semos | . | *sen
! vowel before ramos/semos in 1st plural has accent
imperfect subjunctive
( when to use )
1 _____
2 _____
3 _____
4 _____
5 _____
6 _____
1 main clause in past
2 main clause in present - sub in past
3 hypothetical if in past
4 main clause in pres, past, cond with as if
5 querer, poder ( 2 special cases )
6 querer as a wish expression
1 main clause in past
_____ ( you wanted me to dance )
2 main clause present - sub in past
_____ ( I hope that you studied )
3 hypothetical if in past
_____ ( I wouldn't drink if I were you )
1 tú querías que yo bailara
2 espero que tú estudiaras
3 no bebería si fuera tú
4 main clause in pres, past, cond with as if
_____ ( she looks as if she is sick )
5 querer, poder ( 2 special cases )
_____ ( I would like a beer )
_____ ( if you could, would you buy a beer )
6 querer as a wish expression
_____ ( she wishes she had a lot of money )
4 ella se ve como si estuviera enferma
5 yo quisiera una cerveza
si pudieras, comprarías una cerveza
6 ella quisiera tener mucho dinero