aparcar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
aparcar — to park
The imperfect subjunctive of aparcar is regular based on the third-person plural preterite: aparcara, aparcaras, aparcara, aparcáramos, aparcarais, aparcaran.
aparcar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for past-tense wishes or hypothetical 'if' scenarios, like 'If I parked there, I would get a fine.'
Notes on aparcar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular for aparcar. It uses the stem from the preterite 'aparcaron'.
Example Sentences
Si aparcara más lejos, caminaría más.
If I parked further away, I would walk more.
yo
Me gustaría que aparcaras el coche tú.
I would like you to park the car.
tú
Buscábamos un hotel que aparcara los coches gratis.
We were looking for a hotel that parked cars for free.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form.
Correct: aparcáramos
Why: All nosotros forms in the imperfect subjunctive require an accent on the third-to-last syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: aparco
The present tense of aparcar is completely regular: aparco, aparcas, aparca, aparcamos, aparcáis, aparcan.
Preterite
yo: aparqué
The preterite of aparcar is mostly regular, except for the 'yo' form which changes to 'aparqué'.
Imperfect
yo: aparcaba
The imperfect of aparcar is regular: aparcaba, aparcabas, aparcaba, aparcábamos, aparcabais, aparcaban.
Future
yo: aparcaré
The future of aparcar is regular: add endings to the infinitive (aparcaré, aparcarás, aparcará, etc.).
Conditional
yo: aparcaría
The conditional of aparcar is regular: add endings to the infinitive (aparcaría, aparcarías, aparcaría, etc.).
Present Subjunctive
yo: aparque
The present subjunctive of aparcar requires a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu': aparque, aparques, aparque, aparquemos, aparquéis, aparquen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: aparca
The imperative of aparcar uses 'aparca' (tú) and 'aparcad' (vosotros), with spelling changes in formal forms (aparque/aparquen).
Negative Imperative
yo: no aparques
The negative imperative of aparcar uses the present subjunctive forms: no aparques, no aparque, no aparquemos, no aparquéis, no aparquen.