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Imperfect Subjunctive - Regular IR Verbs

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Regular IR Verbs

The imperfect subjunctive stem is based on the 'ellos/ellas' form of the preterite tense. The endings are the same for all verbs. There are two sets of endings, but it does not matter which endings you use. Here is an example:

The stem

The stem

  • To form the stem you take the 'ellos/ellas' form of the preterite tense.
  • You take of the 'ron' and add the endings.
  • There are two sets of endings. It does not matter which endings you use, it is down to choice.
'ra' endings

'ra' endings

  • Viviera - I lived.
  • Vivieras - you lived.
  • Viviera - he/she lived.
  • Viviéramos - we lived.
  • Vivierais - you lived.
  • Vivieran - they lived.
'se' endings

'se' endings

  • Viviese - I lived.
  • Vivieses - you lived.
  • Viviese - he/she lived.
  • Viviésemos - we lived.
  • Vivieseis - you lived.
  • Viviesen - they lived.
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