apagar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
apagar — turn off
Formed from the 'ellos' preterite: apagara, apagaras, apagara...
apagar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this in 'if' clauses (e.g., 'If I turned off the light...') or when the main verb is in the past and requires the subjunctive.
Notes on apagar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Based on 'apagaron', this tense is regular in its formation but remember the accent on the 'nosotros' form: apagáramos.
Example Sentences
Si apagara la televisión, podría dormir mejor.
If I turned off the television, I could sleep better.
yo
Me pidió que apagara la luz.
He asked me to turn off the light.
él/ella/usted
Sería mejor que apagáramos el motor.
It would be better if we turned off the engine.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form 'apagáramos'.
Correct: apagáramos
Why: In the imperfect subjunctive, the nosotros form always has an accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: apago
The present tense of apagar is regular: apago, apagas, apaga, apagamos, apagáis, apagan.
Preterite
yo: apagué
The preterite of apagar requires a spelling change in the 'yo' form (apagué) to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect
yo: apagaba
The imperfect of apagar is regular: apagaba, apagabas, apagaba, apagábamos, apagabais, apagaban.
Future
yo: apagaré
The future tense is regular: add endings to the infinitive (apagaré, apagarás, apagará...).
Conditional
yo: apagaría
The conditional is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía... to the infinitive apagar.
Present Subjunctive
yo: apague
The present subjunctive uses a 'gu' spelling in all forms: apague, apagues, apague...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: apaga
Direct commands: apaga (tú), apague (usted), apagad (vosotros), apaguen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no apagues
Negative commands always use the present subjunctive forms: no apagues, no apague, no apaguéis, no apaguen.