bromear Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
bromear — to joke
The imperfect subjunctive of bromear follows the -ra pattern: bromeara, bromearas, bromeara, bromeáramos, bromearais, bromearan.
bromear Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical 'if' situations involving joking (e.g., 'If I joked...') or after past-tense triggers of emotion or doubt.
Notes on bromear in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Bromear is regular here, derived from the 'ellos' preterite stem (bromear-).
Example Sentences
Si yo bromeara, nadie me creería.
If I were to joke, nobody would believe me.
yo
Me gustaría que bromeáramos más.
I would like it if we joked more.
nosotros
No era necesario que ellos bromearan tanto.
It wasn't necessary for them to joke so much.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: bromearamos
Correct: bromeáramos
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: bromeo
Bromear is a regular -ar verb in the present: bromeo, bromeas, bromea, bromeamos, bromeáis, bromean.
Preterite
yo: bromeé
The preterite of bromear is regular: bromeé, bromeaste, bromeó, bromeamos, bromeasteis, bromearon.
Imperfect
yo: bromeaba
The imperfect of bromear uses standard -aba endings: bromeaba, bromeabas, bromeaba, bromeábamos, bromeabais, bromeaban.
Future
yo: bromearé
The future of bromear is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: bromearé, bromearás, bromeará, etc.
Conditional
yo: bromearía
The conditional of bromear adds -ía endings to the infinitive: bromearía, bromearías, bromearía, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: bromee
The present subjunctive of bromear uses -e endings: bromee, bromees, bromee, bromeemos, bromeéis, bromeen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: bromea
The affirmative imperative of bromear uses bromea (tú) and bromead (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no bromees
The negative imperative of bromear uses the present subjunctive: no bromees, no bromee, no bromeemos, no bromeéis, no bromeen.