amar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
amar — to love
The imperfect subjunctive of amar uses the -ara endings: amara, amaras, amara, amáramos, amarais, amaran.
amar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations about love in the past or present, especially in 'if' clauses (e.g., 'If I loved you, I would stay').
Notes on amar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Amar is regular. The stem comes from the 'ellos' preterite (amaron), removing the -on.
Example Sentences
Si yo te amara, no me iría.
If I loved you, I wouldn't leave.
yo
Ojalá nos amáramos como antes.
I wish we loved each other like before.
nosotros
Ella habló como si lo amara todavía.
She spoke as if she still loved him.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: amarámos
Correct: amáramos
Why: The accent in the nosotros form goes on the third-to-last syllable, not the second-to-last.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: amo
Amar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: amo, amas, ama, amamos, amáis, aman.
Preterite
yo: amé
The preterite of amar is regular: amé, amaste, amó, amamos, amasteis, amaron.
Imperfect
yo: amaba
The imperfect of amar follows the regular -aba pattern: amaba, amabas, amaba, amábamos, amabais, amaban.
Future
yo: amaré
The future of amar uses the infinitive as the stem: amaré, amarás, amará, amaremos, amaréis, amarán.
Conditional
yo: amaría
The conditional of amar adds -ía endings to the infinitive: amaría, amarías, amaría, amaríamos, amaríais, amarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: ame
The present subjunctive of amar swaps the -a for -e: ame, ames, ame, amemos, améis, amen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ama
The imperative of amar gives commands or advice: ama, ame, amemos, amad, amen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no ames
The negative imperative of amar uses the present subjunctive: no ames, no ame, no amemos, no améis, no amen.