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Spanish 201 |
Prof. A. Castrillejo |
Cap. 11: Imperfecto de subjuntivo |
FORMATION OF
THE IMPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE
To form the imperfect subjunctive, take the third–person plural of the preterit tense, remove the -ron ending, and replace it with the imperfect subjunctive endings.They are the same for all three verb types.
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-ar verbs |
-er verbs |
-ir verbs |
Infinitive
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cantar |
comer |
salir |
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Ellos form in the preterit |
cantaron |
comieron |
salieron |
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-ra |
cantara |
comiera |
saliera |
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-ras |
cantaras |
comieras |
saliaras |
|
-ra |
cantara |
comiera |
saliera |
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-ramos |
cantáramos |
comiéramos |
saliéramos |
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-rais |
cantarais |
comierais |
salierais |
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-ran |
cantaran |
comieran |
salieran |
IRREGULAR VERBS
Since the preterit
tense is the basis for the formation of the imperfect subjunctive , all the
irregularities in the preterit occur as well in the imperfect subjunctive.
LIST
OF COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS
Infinitive
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Ir/ser |
estar |
hacer |
leer |
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Ellos form in the preterit |
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-ra |
fuera |
estuviera |
hiciera |
leyera |
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-ras |
fueras |
estuvieras |
hicieras |
leyeras |
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-ra |
fuera |
estuviera |
hicieras |
leyera |
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-mos |
fuéramos |
estuviéramos |
hiciéramos |
leyéramos |
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-rais |
fuerais |
estuvierais |
hicierais |
leyerais |
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-ran |
fueran |
estuvieran |
hicieran |
leyeran |
Infinitive
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leer |
saber |
tener |
venir |
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Ellos form in the preterit |
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-ra |
leyera |
supiera |
tuviera |
viniera |
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-ras |
leyeras |
supieras |
tuvieras |
vinieras |
|
-ra |
leyera |
supiera |
tuviera |
viniera |
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-mos |
leyéramos |
supiéramos |
tuviéramos |
viniéramos |
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-rais |
leyerais |
supierais |
tuvierais |
vinierais |
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-ran |
leyeran |
supieran |
tuvieran |
vinieran |