alardear Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
alardear — to boast
Used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts: 'si alardeara' (if I were to boast), 'ojalá alardeara' (I wish he would boast).
alardear Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive is for talking about hypothetical situations, wishes, or emotions in the past, or for polite requests. For 'alardear,' you might use it in a 'what if' scenario or to express a wish about someone's boasting.
Notes on alardear in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Alardear is regular in the imperfect subjunctive. Both the -ra and -se forms exist, but the -ra form is more common.
Example Sentences
Si yo alardeara tanto como tú, ya me habrían despedido.
If I boasted as much as you do, they would have already fired me.
yo
Él actuaba como si alardeara de todo.
He acted as if he were boasting about everything.
él/ella/usted
Ojalá mis amigos no alardearan tanto en redes sociales.
I wish my friends wouldn't boast so much on social media.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Me gustaría que no alardearas de tus éxitos.
I would like you not to boast about your successes.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite instead of imperfect subjunctive: 'si alardeó'.
Correct: For hypothetical past situations, use the imperfect subjunctive: 'si alardeara' or 'si alardeara'.
Why: The preterite describes completed actions, while the imperfect subjunctive describes unreal or hypothetical situations.
Mistake: Confusing the -ra and -se forms, or using the wrong ending.
Correct: Ensure you use the correct ending for the pronoun: 'alardeara' (yo, él/ella/usted), 'alardearas' (tú), 'alardearan' (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Why: Each pronoun has a specific ending in the imperfect subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: alardeo
The present tense of alardear is regular: alardeo, alardeas, alardea, alardeamos, alardeáis, alardean.
Preterite
yo: alardeé
The preterite of alardear is regular: alardeé, alardeaste, alardeó, alardeamos, alardeasteis, alardearon.
Imperfect
yo: alardeaba
The imperfect of alardear is regular: alardeaba, alardeabas, alardeaba, alardeábamos, alardeabais, alardeaban.
Future
yo: alardearé
The future tense of alardear is regular: alardearé, alardearás, alardeará, alardearemos, alardearéis, alardearán.
Conditional
yo: alardearía
The conditional of alardear is regular: alardearía, alardearías, alardearía, alardearíamos, alardearíais, alardearían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: alardee
Expresses wishes, doubts, emotions, or uncertainty: 'Espero que alardees' (I hope you boast), 'Dudo que alardeen' (I doubt they boast).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: alardea
Use 'alardea' (tú) and 'alardead' (vosotros) for direct commands, and 'alardee'/'alardeen' for usted/ustedes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no alardees
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: 'no alardees' (tú), 'no alardee' (usted), 'no alardeen' (ustedes).