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The Imperfect Subjunctive

imperfeito do conjuntivo

Imperfect subjunctive: -asse / -esse / -isse

For hypotheticals and past contexts.

📊 Imperfect subjunctive (falar)
Pronoun Form
eu falasse
tu falasses
ele falasse
nós falássemos
eles falassem
💬 Examples
Se eu falasse...
If I spoke / were to speak...
📝 falar → falasse
Queria que ele viesse.
I wished he would come.
📝 vir → viesse
Built from the 3rd-plural preterite stem

falaram → falasse.

💬 Examples
fizeram → fizesse
(that) I did
📝 Stem from the 'eles' preterite
tiveram → tivesse
(that) I had
📝 Irregular preterite → subjunctive
Used after past main verbs and in se-clauses

'If I were / had'.

💬 Examples
Se eu fosse rico, viajaria.
If I were rich, I would travel.
📝 ser → fosse + conditional
Ele falou como se soubesse tudo.
He spoke as if he knew everything.
📝 como se + imperfect subjunctive