cabalgar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
cabalgar — to ride a horse
The imperfect subjunctive of cabalgar is regular, based on the third-person plural preterite: cabalgara, cabalgaras, cabalgara...
cabalgar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past requests involving riding, such as 'If I rode a horse...' or 'He wanted me to ride'.
Notes on cabalgar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular for cabalgar. It follows the standard -ara endings attached to the 'cabalg-' stem.
Example Sentences
Si yo cabalgara mejor, iría a la competencia.
If I rode better, I would go to the competition.
yo
Me gustaría que tú cabalgaras conmigo.
I would like you to ride with me.
tú
Si nosotros cabalgáramos todo el día, estaríamos cansados.
If we rode all day, we would be tired.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'nosotros' form.
Correct: cabalgáramos
Why: All 'nosotros' forms in the imperfect subjunctive require an accent on the vowel before the suffix.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: cabalgo
Cabalgar is a completely regular -ar verb in the present tense: cabalgo, cabalgas, cabalga, cabalgamos, cabalgáis, cabalgan.
Preterite
yo: cabalgué
Cabalgar is regular except for the 'yo' form (cabalgué), which adds a 'u' to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect
yo: cabalgaba
The imperfect of cabalgar is regular: cabalgaba, cabalgabas, cabalgaba, cabalgábamos, cabalgabais, cabalgaban.
Future
yo: cabalgaré
The future tense of cabalgar is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: cabalgaría
The conditional of cabalgar is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: cabalgue
Cabalgar requires a spelling change from 'g' to 'gu' in all forms: cabalgue, cabalgues, cabalgue, cabalguemos, cabalguéis, cabalguen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: cabalga
The imperative uses 'cabalga' (tú) and spelling-changed forms for others: cabalgue (usted), cabalguen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no cabalgues
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no cabalgues, no cabalgue, no cabalguemos, no cabalguéis, no cabalguen.