asesinar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
asesinar — to murder
The imperfect subjunctive of asesinar (ra-form) is regular: asesinara, asesinaras, asesinara, asesináramos, asesinarais, asesinaran.
asesinar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this in 'if' clauses (hypotheticals) or after verbs of emotion/request in the past (e.g., 'I was afraid he might murder').
Notes on asesinar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Asesinar is regular. It is derived from the third-person plural preterite (asesinaron), dropping the -on to add subjunctive endings.
Example Sentences
Si él asesinara al testigo, iría a la cárcel.
If he were to murder the witness, he would go to jail.
él/ella/usted
No quería que ellos asesinaran a nadie.
I didn't want them to murder anyone.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si nosotros asesináramos la verdad, no habría justicia.
If we were to murder the truth, there would be no justice.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: asesinaramos
Correct: asesináramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the vowel before the -ramos.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: asesino
The present tense of asesinar is regular: asesino, asesinas, asesina, asesinamos, asesináis, asesinan.
Preterite
yo: asesiné
The preterite of asesinar is regular: asesiné, asesinaste, asesinó, asesinamos, asesinasteis, asesinaron.
Imperfect
yo: asesinaba
The imperfect of asesinar is fully regular: asesinaba, asesinabas, asesinaba, asesinábamos, asesinabais, asesinaban.
Future
yo: asesinaré
The future of asesinar is regular: asesinaré, asesinarás, asesinará, asesinaremos, asesinaréis, asesinarán.
Conditional
yo: asesinaría
The conditional of asesinar is regular: asesinaría, asesinarías, asesinaría, asesinaríamos, asesinaríais, asesinarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: asesine
The present subjunctive of asesinar is regular: asesine, asesines, asesine, asesinemos, asesinéis, asesinen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: asesina
The affirmative imperative of asesinar is regular: asesina (tú), asesine (usted), asesinemos (nosotros), asesinad (vosotros), asesinen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no asesines
The negative imperative of asesinar uses present subjunctive forms: no asesines, no asesine, no asesinemos, no asesinéis, no asesinen.