8.6.6

Imperfect Subjunctive - Irregular IR Verbs

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Irregular IR Verbs

IR verbs that are irregular in the 'ellos/ellas' form of the preterite tense are irregular in the imperfect subjunctive. Here are some examples:

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'Pedir'

  • Pidiera/pidiese - I asked for.
  • Pidieras/pidieses - you asked for.
  • Pidiera/pidiese - he/she asked for.
  • Pidiéramos/pidiésemos - we asked for.
  • Pidierais/pidieseis - you asked for.
  • Pidieran/pidiesen - they asked for.
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'Conducir'

  • Condujera/condujese - I drove.
  • Condujeras/condujeses - you drove.
  • Condujera/condujese - he/she drove.
  • Condujéramos/condujésemos - we drove.
  • Condujerais/condujeseis - you drove.
  • Condujeran/condujesen - they drove.
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'Dormir'

  • Durmiera/durmiese - I slept.
  • Durmieras/durmieses - you slept.
  • Durmiera/durmiese - he/she slept.
  • Durmiéramos/durmiésemos - we slept.
  • Durmierais/durmieseis - you slept.
  • Durmieran/durmiesen - they slept.
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'Oír'

  • Oyera/oyese - I heard.
  • Oyeras/oyeses - you heard.
  • Oyera/oyese - he/she heard.
  • Oyéramos/oyésemos - we heard.
  • Oyerais/oyeseis - you heard.
  • Oyeran/oyesen - they heard.

Strong Preterites

All strong preterites are irregular in the imperfect subjunctive. Their imperfect stem is formed from their irregular 'ellos/ellas' form in the preterite. You just remove the 'on' and add the imperfect endings.

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'Decir'

  • Dijera/dijese - I was saying.
  • Dijeras/dijeses - you were saying.
  • Dijera/dijese - he/she was saying.
  • Dijéramos/dijésemos - we were saying.
  • Dijerais/dijeseis - you were saying.
  • Dijeran/dijesen - they were saying.
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'Ir' o 'Ser'

  • Fuera/fuese - I went or I ws
  • Fueras/fueses - you went or you were.
  • Fuera/fuese - he/she went or he/she was.
  • Fuéramos/fuésemos - we went or we were .
  • Fuerais/fueseis - you all went or you all were.
  • Fueran/fuesen - they went or they were.

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