Imperfect Subjunctive - Irregular IR Verbs
Spanish: AQA GCSE (2025 Exam), topic 8.6.6
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:
'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.
'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.
'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.
'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.
'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.
'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.
Test yourself on Imperfect Subjunctive - Irregular IR Verbs
How do you say 'we drove' in the imperfect subjunctive in Spanish?
How do you say 'we went' in the imperfect subjunctive in Spanish?
Which of the following is NOT in the imperfect subjunctive?