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The Imperfect Subjunctive

imperfecto de subjuntivo

Formed from the 3rd-plural preterite

hablaron → hablara, comieron → comiera.

📊 Imperfect subjunctive (hablar)
Pronoun Form
yo hablara
tú hablaras
él hablara
nosotros habláramos
ellos hablaran
💬 Examples
que yo hablara
(that) I spoke / were to speak
📝 hablaron → hablara
que yo comiera
(that) I ate
📝 comieron → comiera
Irregular preterites carry into it

tuvieron → tuviera, fueron → fuera.

💬 Examples
que yo tuviera
(that) I had
📝 tuvieron → tuviera
que yo fuera
(that) I were / went
📝 fueron → fuera (ser/ir)
Used after past triggers and in 'if' clauses

'If I were / had'.

💬 Examples
Quería que vinieras.
I wanted you to come.
📝 Past main verb → imperfect subjunctive
Si tuviera dinero...
If I had money...
📝 Si + imperfect subjunctive