agitar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
agitar — to shake
The imperfect subjunctive of agitar uses forms like 'agitara' and 'agitaran'.
agitar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is used for hypothetical situations, wishes, or doubts in the past. Imagine saying 'If I had shaken it...' or 'I wish you would have shaken it...' with 'agitar'.
Notes on agitar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Agitar is regular in the imperfect subjunctive. You form it by taking the third-person plural of the preterite ('agitara-ron') and adding the subjunctive endings (-ra, -ras, -ra, -ramos, -rais, -ran).
Example Sentences
Si yo agitara la botella más fuerte, el líquido se saldría.
If I shook the bottle harder, the liquid would come out.
yo
Me pidió que agitara el jarabe antes de tomarlo.
He asked me to shake the syrup before taking it.
yo
Ojalá él agitara la mezcla con más cuidado.
I wish he would shake the mixture more carefully.
él/ella/usted
Ellos habrían ganado si agitaran la coctelera más tiempo.
They would have won if they had shaken the shaker longer.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite instead of the imperfect subjunctive.
Correct: For 'If I shook...', use 'Si yo agitara...' not 'Si yo agité...'.
Why: The imperfect subjunctive is required for hypothetical or contrary-to-fact conditions in the past.
Mistake: Confusing the -ra and -se forms.
Correct: Both 'agitara' and 'agitase' are correct imperfect subjunctive forms, but '-ra' is more common.
Why: Spanish has two sets of endings for the imperfect subjunctive, and learners often aren't sure which to use or if both are correct.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: agito
The present tense of agitar is regular: agito, agitas, agita, agitamos, agitáis, agitan.
Preterite
yo: agité
The preterite of agitar is regular: agité, agitaste, agitó, agitamos, agitasteis, agitaron.
Imperfect
yo: agitaba
The imperfect tense of agitar is regular: agitaba, agitabas, agitaba, agitábamos, agitabais, agitaban.
Future
yo: agitaré
The future tense of agitar is regular: agitaré, agitarás, agitará, agitaremos, agitaréis, agitarán.
Conditional
yo: agitaría
The conditional tense of agitar is regular: agitaría, agitarías, agitaría, agitaríamos, agitaríais, agitarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: agite
The present subjunctive of agitar uses 'agite' (yo, usted), 'agites' (tú), 'agitemos' (nosotros), 'agitéis' (vosotros), and 'agiten' (ustedes).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: agita
The imperative of agitar uses 'agita' (tú), 'agite' (usted), 'agitemos' (nosotros), 'agiten' (ustedes), and 'agita' (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no agites
The negative imperative of agitar uses the present subjunctive: no agites (tú), no agite (usted), no agitemos (nosotros), no agiten (ustedes), and no agitéis (vosotros).