centrar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
centrar — to center
The imperfect subjunctive of centrar is centrara, centraras, centrara, centráramos, centrarais, centraran.
centrar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations (like 'If I focused...') or when a past request influenced how something was centered.
Notes on centrar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Centrar is regular here, derived from the preterite 'centraron' stem. The nosotros form requires an accent.
Example Sentences
Si yo centrara más mi tiempo, terminaría antes.
If I focused my time more, I would finish sooner.
yo
Me pidieron que centrara el logo en la web.
They asked me to center the logo on the website.
él/ella/usted
Si nosotros centráramos los recursos, ganaríamos.
If we centered the resources, we would win.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on centráramos.
Correct: centráramos
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always carries an accent on the third-to-last syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: centro
The present of centrar is regular: centro, centras, centra, centramos, centráis, centran.
Preterite
yo: centré
The preterite of centrar is regular: centré, centraste, centró, centramos, centrasteis, centraron.
Imperfect
yo: centraba
The imperfect of centrar uses the standard -aba endings: centraba, centrabas, centraba, centrábamos, centrabais, centraban.
Future
yo: centraré
The future of centrar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: centraré, centrarás, centrará, centraremos, centraréis, centrarán.
Conditional
yo: centraría
The conditional of centrar is regular: centraría, centrarías, centraría, centraríamos, centraríais, centrarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: centre
The present subjunctive of centrar changes the 'a' to 'e': centre, centres, centre, centremos, centréis, centren.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: centra
The affirmative imperative of centrar gives direct commands: centra, centre, centremos, centrad, centren.
Negative Imperative
yo: no centres
The negative imperative of centrar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no centres, no centre, no centremos, no centréis, no centren.