abarcar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
abarcar — to cover
The imperfect subjunctive is regular for abarcar, using the stem 'abarcara' based on the preterite 'abarcaron'.
abarcar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use it for hypothetical situations or past requests regarding the extent or coverage of something, like 'If the map covered the whole city...'.
Notes on abarcar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular. It follows the standard pattern of taking the third-person plural preterite (abarcaron), dropping the -on, and adding -ara, -aras, etc.
Example Sentences
Si el seguro abarcara robos, no estaría preocupado.
If the insurance covered thefts, I wouldn't be worried.
él/ella/usted
Me gustaría que nosotros abarcáramos más mercado.
I would like us to cover more of the market.
nosotros
Fue una pena que no abarcaran ese capítulo.
It was a shame they didn't cover that chapter.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: abarquara
Correct: abarcara
Why: The 'qu' spelling change only happens before 'e' or 'i'. Before 'a', the 'c' already makes the hard 'k' sound.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: abarco
Abarcar is completely regular in the present indicative (abarco, abarcas, abarca).
Preterite
yo: abarqué
Abarcar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'abarqué'.
Imperfect
yo: abarcaba
The imperfect of abarcar is regular: abarcaba, abarcabas, abarcaba.
Future
yo: abarcaré
The future tense of abarcar is regular: abarcaré, abarcarás, abarcará.
Conditional
yo: abarcaría
The conditional of abarcar is regular: abarcaría, abarcarías, abarcaría.
Present Subjunctive
yo: abarque
The present subjunctive of abarcar undergoes a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms (abarque, abarques).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: abarca
The imperative of abarcar uses 'abarca' for tú and 'abarquen' for ustedes (with a spelling change).
Negative Imperative
yo: no abarques
The negative imperative always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no abarques, no abarque.