casar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
casar — to marry
The imperfect subjunctive of casar uses the -ara endings: casara, casaras, casara, casáramos, casarais, casaran.
casar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past requests regarding marriage ceremonies, such as 'If I were to marry them...'.
Notes on casar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Casar is regular here. The forms are derived from the third-person plural preterite (casaron) by dropping the -on.
Example Sentences
Si yo los casara, lo haría en un jardín.
If I were to marry them, I would do it in a garden.
yo
Me gustaría que ellos casaran sus estilos.
I would like them to match their styles.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Dudaba que tú casaras a esa pareja.
I doubted that you would marry that couple.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: casará instead of casara.
Correct: casara
Why: The accent on the final 'a' makes it future tense, while no accent makes it imperfect subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: caso
Casar is a regular -ar verb in the present: caso, casas, casa, casamos, casáis, casan.
Preterite
yo: casé
The preterite of casar is regular: casé, casaste, casó, casamos, casasteis, casaron.
Imperfect
yo: casaba
The imperfect of casar follows the regular -aba pattern: casaba, casabas, casaba, casábamos, casabais, casaban.
Future
yo: casaré
The future of casar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: casaré, casarás, casará, casaremos, casaréis, casarán.
Conditional
yo: casaría
The conditional of casar is regular: casaría, casarías, casaría, casaríamos, casaríais, casarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: case
The present subjunctive of casar uses the -e endings: case, cases, case, casemos, caséis, casen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: casa
The imperative of casar provides commands: casa, case, casemos, casad, casen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no cases
The negative imperative of casar uses the present subjunctive: no cases, no case, no casemos, no caséis, no casen.