alegrar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
alegrar — to cheer up
The imperfect subjunctive of alegrar uses the -ra endings: alegrara, alegraras, alegrara, alegráramos, alegrarais, alegraran.
alegrar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations (If this cheered me up...) or after past-tense triggers of emotion.
Notes on alegrar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Alegrar is regular. The stem comes from the preterite 'alegraron', dropping the 'on'.
Example Sentences
Si me alegrara más, iría a la cena.
If it cheered me up more, I would go to the dinner.
yo
Me gustó que nos alegráramos tanto ayer.
I liked that we got so happy yesterday.
nosotros
Le pedí que alegrara a su hermana.
I asked him to cheer up his sister.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form.
Correct: alegráramos
Why: All 'nosotros' forms in the imperfect subjunctive require an accent on the vowel before the suffix.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: alegro
Alegrar is regular in the present: alegro, alegras, alegra, alegramos, alegráis, alegran.
Preterite
yo: alegré
The preterite of alegrar follows the standard -ar pattern: alegré, alegraste, alegró, alegramos, alegrasteis, alegraron.
Imperfect
yo: alegraba
Alegrar in the imperfect uses the -aba endings: alegraba, alegrabas, alegraba, alegrábamos, alegrabais, alegraban.
Future
yo: alegraré
The future of alegrar adds endings to the infinitive: alegraré, alegrarás, alegrará, alegraremos, alegraréis, alegrarán.
Conditional
yo: alegraría
The conditional of alegrar uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: alegraría, alegrarías, alegraría, alegraríamos, alegraríais, alegrarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: alegre
The present subjunctive of alegrar uses 'e' endings: alegre, alegres, alegre, alegremos, alegréis, alegren.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: alegra
The imperative of alegrar provides commands: alegra (tú), alegrad (vosotros), alegre (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no alegres
The negative imperative of alegrar uses the present subjunctive: no alegres, no alegre, no alegremos, no alegréis, no alegren.