If This Were to Happen...The Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense works hand in hand with another tense we'll look at next week called the conditional, in order to create situations that can be characterized by “if this, then that.” For example, if I were a bird,I would fly." The first part you need to learn is the imperfect subjunctive —the “if this” part.
| regular imp. subjunctive patterns - present tense |
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AR » ara hablara |
ER » iera vendiera |
IR » iera escribiera |
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To form this tense you need to remember the PAST TENSE for
“ellos, Uds.” Then just follow the easy pattern (remember there are some irregulars!)
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Worksheet: Imperfect Subjunctive
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