beber Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
beber — to drink
The imperfect subjunctive of beber is bebiera, bebieras, bebiera, bebiéramos, bebierais, bebieran.
beber Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for 'if' clauses (e.g., 'If I drank more...') or when expressing past wishes or doubts about drinking something.
Notes on beber in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Beber is regular here, using the preterite 'ellos' stem (bebier-). Note the accent on the 'nosotros' form.
Example Sentences
Si yo bebiera café, no podría dormir.
If I drank coffee, I wouldn't be able to sleep.
yo
Me gustaría que ellos bebieran menos alcohol.
I would like them to drink less alcohol.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si bebieras agua, te sentirías mejor.
If you drank water, you would feel better.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: bebiéramos (without accent)
Correct: bebiéramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form in the imperfect subjunctive always carries an accent mark.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: bebo
Beber is a regular -er verb in the present: bebo, bebes, bebe, bebemos, bebéis, beben.
Preterite
yo: bebí
The preterite of beber is regular: bebí, bebiste, bebió, bebimos, bebisteis, bebieron.
Imperfect
yo: bebía
The imperfect of beber uses -ía endings: bebía, bebías, bebía, bebíamos, bebíais, bebían.
Future
yo: beberé
The future of beber is formed by adding -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: bebería
The conditional of beber adds -ía endings to the infinitive: bebería, beberías, bebería, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: beba
The present subjunctive of beber uses -a endings: beba, bebas, beba, bebamos, bebáis, beban.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: bebe
The affirmative imperative of beber uses: bebe (tú), beba (usted), bebamos (nosotros), bebed (vosotros), beban (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no bebas
The negative imperative of beber uses the present subjunctive: no bebas, no beba, no bebamos, no bebáis, no beban.