chocar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
chocar — to crash
The imperfect subjunctive of chocar is regular based on the third-person preterite: chocara, chocaras, chocara, chocáramos, chocarais, chocaran.
chocar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical scenarios involving collisions or to express past doubts/emotions about something that 'shocked' you.
Notes on chocar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular for chocar. It follows the standard pattern of taking the 'ellos' preterite form (chocaron) and replacing the ending.
Example Sentences
Si yo chocara el coche, mi padre se enfadaría.
If I were to crash the car, my father would get angry.
yo
Me sorprendió que ellos chocaran de frente.
It surprised me that they collided head-on.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si no chocáramos tanto, seríamos mejores amigos.
If we didn't clash so much, we would be better friends.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'nosotros' form: chocaramos.
Correct: chocáramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: choco
The present tense of chocar is entirely regular: choco, chocas, choca, chocamos, chocáis, chocan.
Preterite
yo: choqué
The preterite of chocar is regular except for the 'yo' form (choqué), which requires a spelling change to keep the hard 'k' sound.
Imperfect
yo: chocaba
The imperfect of chocar is regular: chocaba, chocabas, chocaba, chocábamos, chocabais, chocaban.
Future
yo: chocaré
The future tense of chocar is regular: chocaré, chocarás, chocará, chocaremos, chocaréis, chocarán.
Conditional
yo: chocaría
The conditional of chocar is regular: chocaría, chocarías, chocaría, chocaríamos, chocaríais, chocarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: choque
The present subjunctive of chocar features a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: choque, choques, choque, choquemos, choquéis, choquen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: choca
The affirmative imperative uses 'choca' (tú) and 'choque' (usted), with the 'qu' spelling change in formal forms.
Negative Imperative
yo: no choques
The negative imperative of chocar uses the present subjunctive forms: no choques, no choque, no choquemos, no choquéis, no choquen.