cocinar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
cocinar — to cook
The imperfect subjunctive of cocinar is regular: cocinara, cocinaras, cocinara, cocináramos, cocinarais, cocinaran.
cocinar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical past situations or in 'if' clauses (e.g., 'If I cooked...'). It often follows a past tense verb of emotion or desire.
Notes on cocinar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Cocinar is regular. It is built from the third-person plural preterite 'cocinaron' by dropping the -ron and adding the -ra endings.
Example Sentences
Si yo cocinara, no tendríamos hambre.
If I cooked, we wouldn't be hungry.
yo
Me gustaría que tú cocinaras hoy.
I would like you to cook today.
tú
Era necesario que nosotros cocináramos temprano.
It was necessary that we cooked early.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: cocinaramos
Correct: cocináramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always needs an accent on the vowel before the 'ramos' ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: cocino
The present of cocinar is regular: cocino, cocinas, cocina, cocinamos, cocináis, cocinan.
Preterite
yo: cociné
The preterite of cocinar is regular: cociné, cocinaste, cocinó, cocinamos, cocinasteis, cocinaron.
Imperfect
yo: cocinaba
The imperfect of cocinar is regular: cocinaba, cocinabas, cocinaba, cocinábamos, cocinabais, cocinaban.
Future
yo: cocinaré
The future of cocinar is regular: cocinaré, cocinarás, cocinará, cocinaremos, cocinaréis, cocinarán.
Conditional
yo: cocinaría
The conditional of cocinar is regular: cocinaría, cocinarías, cocinaría, cocinaríamos, cocinaríais, cocinarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: cocine
The present subjunctive of cocinar is regular: cocine, cocines, cocine, cocinemos, cocinéis, cocinen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: cocina
The affirmative imperative of cocinar is: cocina (tú), cocine (usted), cocinemos (nosotros), cocinad (vosotros), cocinen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no cocines
The negative imperative of cocinar uses present subjunctive forms: no cocines, no cocine, no cocinemos, no cocinéis, no cocinen.