1) Conjugate each verb in parenthesis to the imperfect subjunctive

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Forming the Spanish Imperfect Subjunctive

Every Spanish tense and mood has its own quirky procedure you must follow to conjugate the verb. In the case of the imperfect subjunctive

, here’s what you do:

1. Start with the third-person plural form of the preterit .

2. Drop the ron ending to establish the verb’s imperfect subjunctive base.

This verb base is used for all verbs whether they’re regular, irregular, stem-changing, or spelling-changing verbs.

3. Add the common endings from one of the lists that follow.

These endings are uniform for -ar, -er, and -ir verbs. You can use either set of endings; they both give you the imperfect subjunctive.

The vowel that precedes the nosotros ending is always accented.

Imperfect Subjunctive Verb Endings

Yo

él/ella/ello/uno

Usted nosotros/nosotras vosotros/vosotras ellos/ellas

-ra

-ras

-ra

-ra

-ramos

-rais

-ran

Ustedes -ran

When to use and practice: http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/100058/imperfect-subjunctive

Exercises

1) Conjugate each verb in parenthesis to the imperfect subjunctive (both options) to complete each sentence.

Example: El recomendó que yo (aprender) español. -' aprendiera, aprendiese

1.

Necesitaba que tú (venir) temprano.

2.

No pensabas que yo (poder) hacerlo.

3.

Me alegré que vosotros me (comprar) este regalo.

4.

Mi madre tenía miedo que la (picar) las arañas.

5.

Yo quería que mis abuelos (viajar).

6.

Si (tener) más dinero, compraría un coche nuevo.

7.

Queríamos que nos (mudar) a otra ciudad.

8.

Querría que ella me (escribir) una carta.

9.

Ojalá que (llover) mañana.

10.

Me asusté de que tú (ir) a la fiesta.

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