alegar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
alegar — to allege
The imperfect subjunctive of alegar is formed regularly from the third-person plural preterite: alegara, alegaras, alegara.
alegar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past requests involving allegations, like 'Si él alegara la verdad, todo sería más fácil'.
Notes on alegar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular. It follows the standard -ar verb pattern using the 'ra' endings.
Example Sentences
Si yo alegara eso, nadie me creería.
If I were to allege that, nobody would believe me.
yo
Me gustaría que alegaras algo a tu favor.
I would like you to claim something in your favor.
tú
Si alegáramos inocencia, el juicio terminaría.
If we were to plead innocence, the trial would end.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form.
Correct: alegáramos
Why: All 'nosotros' forms in the imperfect subjunctive require an accent on the vowel preceding the 'ra'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: alego
Alegar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present indicative: alego, alegas, alega.
Preterite
yo: alegué
Alegar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'alegué'.
Imperfect
yo: alegaba
The imperfect of alegar is regular: alegaba, alegabas, alegaba, alegábamos.
Future
yo: alegaré
The future of alegar is regular: add endings to the infinitive (alegaré, alegarás, alegará).
Conditional
yo: alegaría
The conditional of alegar is regular: add -ía endings to the infinitive (alegaría, alegarías).
Present Subjunctive
yo: alegue
The present subjunctive of alegar requires a spelling change to 'alegue' to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: alega
The imperative of alegar uses 'alega' for tú and 'alegue' for usted.
Negative Imperative
yo: no alegues
The negative imperative of alegar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no alegues, no alegue.