arriesgar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
arriesgar — to risk
The imperfect subjunctive of arriesgar is regular: arriesgara, arriesgaras, arriesgara...
arriesgar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this in 'if' clauses (e.g., 'If I risked...') or when the main verb is in the past and triggers the subjunctive.
Notes on arriesgar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Arriesgar is regular in the imperfect subjunctive (no 'gu' change needed because the endings start with 'a').
Example Sentences
Si arriesgara más, ganaría más.
If I risked more, I would win more.
yo
Me dio miedo que arriesgaras tanto dinero.
It scared me that you risked so much money.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: arriesguara
Correct: arriesgara
Why: Learners often keep the 'gu' from the preterite, but since the ending starts with 'a', the 'g' is already hard. No 'u' is needed.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: arriesgo
Arriesgar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense.
Preterite
yo: arriesgué
The preterite of arriesgar features a spelling change in the first person (yo arriesgué) to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect
yo: arriesgaba
The imperfect of arriesgar is regular: arriesgaba, arriesgabas, arriesgaba...
Future
yo: arriesgaré
The future tense of arriesgar is regular: arriesgaré, arriesgarás, arriesgará, etc.
Conditional
yo: arriesgaría
The conditional of arriesgar is regular: arriesgaría, arriesgarías, arriesgaría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: arriesgue
The present subjunctive of arriesgar uses 'gu' in all forms: arriesgue, arriesgues, arriesgue...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: arriesga
Use arriesga (tú) or arriesguen (ustedes) to tell someone to take a chance.
Negative Imperative
yo: no arriesgues
Negative commands always use 'gu': no arriesgues, no arriesgue, no arriesguen.