caminar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
caminar — to walk
The imperfect subjunctive of caminar uses the -ra endings: caminara, caminaras, caminara, camináramos, caminarais, caminaran.
caminar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this in 'if' clauses (e.g., 'If I walked more...') or after past-tense expressions of emotion or doubt.
Notes on caminar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Caminar is regular. It is formed from the third-person plural preterite (caminaron), dropping the -ron and adding the endings.
Example Sentences
Si yo caminara más, estaría en mejor forma.
If I walked more, I would be in better shape.
yo
Dudaba que ellos caminaran tanto tiempo.
I doubted that they walked for so long.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Me gustaría que camináramos por el parque.
I would like us to walk through the park.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form: caminaramos.
Correct: camináramos
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always has an accent on the vowel immediately before the -ramos ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: camino
Caminar is a standard -ar verb in the present: camino, caminas, camina, caminamos, camináis, caminan.
Preterite
yo: caminé
Caminar is regular in the preterite: caminé, caminaste, caminó, caminamos, caminasteis, caminaron.
Imperfect
yo: caminaba
Caminar is regular in the imperfect: caminaba, caminabas, caminaba, caminábamos, caminabais, caminaban.
Future
yo: caminaré
Caminar is regular in the future: caminaré, caminarás, caminará, caminaremos, caminaréis, caminarán.
Conditional
yo: caminaría
Caminar is regular in the conditional: caminaría, caminarías, caminaría, caminaríamos, caminaríais, caminarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: camine
Caminar in the present subjunctive changes the 'a' to 'e': camine, camines, camine, caminemos, caminéis, caminen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: camina
The affirmative imperative of caminar is: camina (tú), camine (usted), caminemos (nosotros), caminad (vosotros), caminen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no camines
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no camines, no camine, no caminemos, no caminéis, no caminen.