El imperfecto del subjuntivo Flashcards

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When do you use it?

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The imperfect subjunctive can be used to talk about past occurrences, current opinions of past events, doubts and wishes, as well as in if clauses and polite requests.

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yo ar (r)

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ara (hablara)

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yo er (r)

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era (comiera)

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Why are there two types of verbs for this

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i have no fckn idea, spanish just has two conjugations for some reason and we need to UNDERSTAND both and MEMORIZE one. r (ara etc.) is more popular, while s (ase etc.) is more formal
CHOOSE YOUR WEAPON

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I have bad news…

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OH NOOOOOO we need to understand ans memorize another fckn conj for this, but this is one we also need to know, TLDR remember how we’re adding ‘era’ etc.
Well what we’re adding that too (so comi for comiera) is actually the third person preterite form minus the ‘ron’
I wish i was joking

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tu ar (r)

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aras (hablaras)

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el ar (r)

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ara (hablara)

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nos ar (r)

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(áramos) habláramos (don’t forget the accent before the ramos)

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vos ar (r)

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arais (hablais)

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uds ar (r)

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aran (hablaran)

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tu er (r)

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eras (comieras)

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ella er (r)

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era (comiera)

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nos er (r)

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(éramos) comiéramos (don’t forget the accent)

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vos er (r)

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erais (comierais)

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ellos er (r)

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eran (comieran)

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yo ir (r)

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era (viviera)

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tu ir (r)

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eras (vivieras)

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usted ir (r)

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era (viviera)

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nos ir (r)

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éramos (viviéramos) don;t forget the accent

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vos ir (r)

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erais (vivierais)

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ellas ir (r)

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eran (vivieran)

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yo ar (s)

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ase (hablase)

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tu ar (s)

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ases (hablases)

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el ar (s)

A

ase (hablase)

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nos ar (s)

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ásemos (hablásemos)

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vos ar (s)

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aseis (hablaseis)

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ellos ar (s)

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asen (hablasen)

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yo er (s)

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ese (comiese)

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tu er (s)

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eses (comieses)

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ella er (s)

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ese (comiese)

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nos er (s)

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ésemos (comiésemos)

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vos er (s)

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eseis (comieseis)

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ellas er (s)

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esen (comiesen)

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yo ir (s)

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ese (viviese)

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tu ir (s)

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eses (vivieses)

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usted ir (s)

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ese (viviese)

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nos ir (s)

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ésemos (viviésemos)

38
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vos ir (s)

A

eseis (viviesies)

39
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ustedes ir (s)

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esen (viviesen)

40
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si harías

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what would you do

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