censurar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
censurar — to censor
Use 'censurara' or 'censurase' for past hypothetical or desired actions.
censurar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive is used for hypothetical situations in the past, expressing wishes, doubts, or emotions about past events, or in polite requests. For example, 'Si censurara el libro, sería un escándalo.' (If I were to censor the book, it would be a scandal.)
Notes on censurar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Censurar is regular in the imperfect subjunctive. You can use either the -ra form (censurara) or the -se form (censurase), with the -ra form being more common in many regions.
Example Sentences
Ojalá no censurara el director la película.
I wish the director wouldn't censor the movie.
él/ella/usted
Si yo censurara la noticia, nadie se enteraría.
If I were to censor the news, nobody would find out.
yo
Me pidió que no censurara sus poemas.
He asked me not to censor his poems.
yo
Dudaba que ellos censuraran la obra.
I doubted they would censor the play.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite or imperfect indicative instead of the imperfect subjunctive.
Correct: Use 'censurara' or 'censurase' in clauses expressing doubt, desire, or hypothetical situations in the past.
Why: The subjunctive mood is required to express these non-factual or subjective ideas.
Mistake: Confusing the -ra and -se forms, or using the wrong one.
Correct: Both 'censurara' and 'censurase' are correct imperfect subjunctive forms for yo. 'Censurara' is generally more common.
Why: While interchangeable, regional preferences exist, and learners might be unsure which to use.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: censuro
Use 'censuro' for actions happening now or habitual censoring.
Preterite
yo: censuré
Use 'censuré' for completed past actions like censoring a specific article.
Imperfect
yo: censuraba
Use 'censuraba' for ongoing or habitual past censoring actions.
Future
yo: censuraré
Use 'censuraré' for future actions, like censoring content next week.
Conditional
yo: censuraría
Use 'censuraría' for hypothetical censoring ('would censor').
Present Subjunctive
yo: censure
Use 'censure' for wishes, doubts, emotions, and impersonal expressions.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: censura
Use 'censura' for 'tú' commands, 'censure' for 'usted/ustedes', and 'censurad' for 'vosotros'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no censures
Use 'no censures' for 'tú', 'no censure' for 'usted/ustedes', and 'no censuréis' for 'vosotros'.