apostar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
apostar — to bet
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: apostara, apostaras, apostara, apostáramos, apostarais, apostaran.
apostar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations (often with 'if') or when the main verb is in the past.
Notes on apostar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Apostar is regular here. It is built from the third-person plural of the preterite (apostaron), dropping the -ron.
Example Sentences
Si yo apostara, elegiría el rojo.
If I were to bet, I would choose red.
yo
Me pidió que apostara por él.
He asked me to bet on him.
él/ella/usted
Si apostáramos ahora, ganaríamos más.
If we bet now, we would win more.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'apuestara' with a stem change.
Correct: The correct form is apostara.
Why: The imperfect subjunctive is based on the preterite, which does not have a stem change for this verb.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: apuesto
Apostar is a stem-changing verb (o > ue) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: aposté
The preterite of apostar is regular: aposté, apostaste, apostó, apostamos, apostasteis, apostaron.
Imperfect
yo: apostaba
The imperfect of apostar is regular: apostaba, apostabas, apostaba, apostábamos, apostabais, apostaban.
Future
yo: apostaré
The future of apostar is regular: apostaré, apostarás, apostará, apostaremos, apostaréis, apostarán.
Conditional
yo: apostaría
The conditional of apostar is regular: apostaría, apostarías, apostaría, apostaríamos, apostaríais, apostarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: apueste
The present subjunctive follows the 'o > ue' stem change: apueste, apuestes, apueste, apostemos, apostéis, apuesten.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: apuesta
Commands use the stem change (o > ue) except for vosotros: apuesta, apueste, apostemos, apostad, apuesten.
Negative Imperative
yo: no apuestes
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no apuestes, no apueste, no apostemos, no apostéis, no apuesten.