atraer Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
atraer — attract
Based on the 'atraj-' stem: atrajera, atrajeras, atrajera...
atraer Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for 'if' clauses (hypotheticals) or when the main verb is in the past and expresses a wish or doubt about something attracting interest.
Notes on atraer in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Since this tense is derived from the preterite 'ellos' form (atrajeron), it uses the 'atraj-' stem throughout.
Example Sentences
Si el anuncio atrajera más gente, venderíamos más.
If the ad attracted more people, we would sell more.
él/ella/usted
Dudaba que la película atrajera a los niños.
I doubted that the movie would attract children.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: atraiera
Correct: atrajera
Why: This tense must follow the irregular preterite stem 'atraj-', not the infinitive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: atraigo
Atraer is irregular in the first person: yo atraigo, followed by regular -er endings for the rest.
Preterite
yo: atraje
Atraer uses the 'j' stem in the preterite: atraje, atrajiste, atrajo, atrajimos, atrajisteis, atrajeron.
Imperfect
yo: atraía
Atraer is regular in the imperfect but requires an accent on the 'i': atraía, atraías, atraía...
Future
yo: atraeré
Atraer is regular in the future: atraeré, atraerás, atraerá...
Conditional
yo: atraería
Atraer is regular in the conditional: atraería, atraerías, atraería...
Present Subjunctive
yo: atraiga
The present subjunctive uses the 'atraig-' stem: atraiga, atraigas, atraiga...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: atrae
The imperative uses 'atrae' for tú and 'atraiga' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no atraigas
Negative commands always use the 'atraig-' stem: no atraigas, no atraiga...