casarse Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
casarse — to get married
The imperfect subjunctive of casarse uses the -ra endings: me casara, te casaras, se casara, nos casáramos, os casarais, se casaran.
casarse Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this in 'if' clauses for unlikely scenarios (If I got married...) or after verbs of emotion/request in the past (My mom wanted me to get married).
Notes on casarse in the Imperfect Subjunctive
It is regular, derived from the third-person plural preterite 'casaron'.
Example Sentences
Si me casara, invitaría a todo el mundo.
If I got married, I would invite everyone.
yo
Mis padres querían que nos casáramos pronto.
My parents wanted us to get married soon.
nosotros
No creía que se casaran tan rápido.
I didn't think they would get married so fast.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form: nos casaramos.
Correct: nos casáramos
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always has an accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me caso
The present tense of casarse is regular: me caso, te casas, se casa, nos casamos, os casáis, se casan.
Preterite
yo: me casé
The preterite of casarse is regular: me casé, te casaste, se casó, nos casamos, os casasteis, se casaron.
Imperfect
yo: me casaba
The imperfect of casarse is regular and follows the -ar pattern: me casaba, te casabas, se casaba, nos casábamos, os casabais, se casaban.
Future
yo: me casaré
The future of casarse uses the infinitive as the stem: me casaré, te casarás, se casará, nos casaremos, os casaréis, se casarán.
Conditional
yo: me casaría
The conditional of casarse is regular: me casaría, te casarías, se casaría, nos casaríamos, os casaríais, se casarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: me case
The present subjunctive of casarse is regular: me case, te cases, se case, nos casemos, os caséis, se casen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: cásate
The affirmative imperative of casarse attaches pronouns to the end: cásate, cásese, casémonos, casaos, cásense.
Negative Imperative
yo: no te cases
The negative imperative of casarse uses the present subjunctive: no te cases, no se case, no nos casemos, no os caséis, no se casen.