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absolver Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation

absolver — to acquit

B2irregular (stem-changing o > ue and irregular past participle) -er★★★
Quick answer:

The imperfect subjunctive is regular: absolviera, absolvieras, absolviera, absolviéramos, absolvierais, absolvieran.

absolver Imperfect Subjunctive Forms

yoabsolviera
túabsolvieras
él/ella/ustedabsolviera
nosotrosabsolviéramos
vosotrosabsolvierais
ellos/ellas/ustedesabsolvieran

When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive

Use this for hypothetical past situations or after verbs of influence in the past.

Notes on absolver in the Imperfect Subjunctive

This tense is formed from the third-person plural of the preterite (absolvieron). Since the preterite is regular, this tense is too.

Example Sentences

  • Si el jurado lo absolviera, él sería libre.

    If the jury were to acquit him, he would be free.

    él/ella/usted

  • Me sorprendió que nos absolvieran tan pronto.

    It surprised me that they acquitted us so soon.

    ellos/ellas/ustedes

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: absuelviera

    Correct: absolviera

    Why: There is no stem change (o > ue) in the imperfect subjunctive.

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Related Tenses

Present

yo: absuelvo

Absolver is a stem-changing verb (o > ue) in the present tense: absuelvo, absuelves, absuelve, absuelven.

Preterite

yo: absolví

Absolver is regular in the preterite: absolví, absolviste, absolvió, absolvimos, absolvisteis, absolvieron.

Imperfect

yo: absolvía

Absolver is regular in the imperfect: absolvía, absolvías, absolvía, absolvíamos, absolvíais, absolvían.

Future

yo: absolveré

Absolver is regular in the future: absolveré, absolverás, absolverá, absolveremos, absolveréis, absolverán.

Conditional

yo: absolvería

Absolver is regular in the conditional: absolvería, absolverías, absolvería, absolveríamos, absolveríais, absolverían.

Present Subjunctive

yo: absuelva

The present subjunctive follows the stem change (o > ue): absuelva, absuelvas, absuelva, absuelvan (but absolvamos, absolváis).

Affirmative Imperative

yo: absuelve

Use the imperative for direct commands: absuelve (tú), absuelva (usted), absolved (vosotros).

Negative Imperative

yo: no absuelvas

The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no absuelvas, no absuelva, no absolváis.