atracar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
atracar — to rob
The imperfect subjunctive of atracar is regular based on the third-person preterite: atracara, atracaras, atracara, atracáramos, atracarais, atracaran.
atracar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations (if someone were to rob...) or after past-tense verbs of influence or emotion.
Notes on atracar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
While it follows the standard -ara endings, remember that the 'c' remains because the vowel following it is 'a', preserving the hard 'k' sound naturally.
Example Sentences
Si alguien nos atracara, yo correría.
If someone were to rob us, I would run.
él/ella/usted
La policía temía que atracaran el camión.
The police feared they might rob the truck.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Me pidió que no atracara más barcos.
He asked me not to dock/rob any more ships.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: atracáramos (without accent)
Correct: atracáramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the vowel before the 'ramos' ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: atraco
Atracar is completely regular in the present indicative: atraco, atracas, atraca, atracamos, atracáis, atracan.
Preterite
yo: atraqué
Atracar has a spelling change ONLY in the 'yo' form: atraqué, atracaste, atracó, atracamos, atracasteis, atracaron.
Imperfect
yo: atracaba
Atracar is regular in the imperfect: atracaba, atracabas, atracaba, atracábamos, atracabais, atracaban.
Future
yo: atracaré
Atracar is regular in the future: just add endings to the infinitive (atracaré, atracarás, etc.).
Conditional
yo: atracaría
Atracar is regular in the conditional: atracaría, atracarías, atracaría, atracaríamos, atracaríais, atracarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: atraque
Atacar has a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: atraque, atraques, atraque, atraquemos, atraquéis, atraquen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: atraca
Commands use 'atraca' (tú) and 'atraque' (usted/ustedes) with spelling changes in the formal forms.
Negative Imperative
yo: no atraques
Negative commands always use the spelling change: no atraques, no atraque, no atraquemos, no atraquéis, no atraquen.