Imperfect subjunctive

Question 1

When do you use the imperfect subjunctive?

Answer 1

When you have uncertainty in the past tense, exactly the same uses as the present subjunctive just in the past.

Question 2

How do you form the imperfect subjunctive?

Answer 2

To get the stem… take the third person plural (Ellos…) of preterite and remove the -ron
Then add appropriate endings

Question 3

What are the 2 different types of endings for the imperfect subjunctive?

Answer 3

1. the more common: 
yo -ra
tú -ras
él -ra 
nos -ramos 
vos -rais 
ellos -ran

2. less common:
yo -se
tú -ses
él -se
nos -semos
vos -seis 
ellos -sen

Question 4

What is the rule about accents on verbs in the imperfect subjunctive?

Answer 4

The nosotros imperfect subjunctive conjugations have a tilde on the vowel before the subjunctive ending for example: habláramos

Question 5

What are the stems of these irregular imperfect subjunctive verbs?

1. Caber
2. Dar
3. decir
4. dormir
5. estar
6. haber
7. hablar
8. hacer
9. ir
10. leer
11. tener
12. pedir
13. poder
14. poner
15. preferir
16. ver
17. querer
18. saber
19. sentir
20. ser
21. traducir
22. traer

Answer 5

1. cupie-
2. die-
3. dije-
4. durmie-
5. estuvie-
6. hubie-
7. habla-
8. hicie-
9. fue-
10. leye-
11. tuvie-
12. pidie-
13. pudie-
14. pusie-
15. prefirie-
16. vie-
17. quisie-
18. supie-
19. sintie-
20. fue-
21. traduje-
22. traje-

Question 6

What are some of the uses of imperfect subjunctive?

Answer 6

1. Hypothetical ‘if’ clauses in the past

2. As if and as though clauses