coincidir Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
coincidir — to coincide
The imperfect subjunctive of coincidir follows the regular -ir pattern: coincidiera, coincidieras, coincidiera, coincidiéramos, coincidierais, coincidieran.
coincidir Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this tense for hypothetical past situations or in 'if' clauses (e.g., 'If we coincided...'). It's also used after verbs of emotion or doubt in the past.
Notes on coincidir in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Coincidir is regular here. The stem comes from the third-person plural preterite (coincidieron).
Example Sentences
Si coincidiera con él, se lo diría.
If I coincided with him, I would tell him.
yo
Dudaba que ellos coincidieran en el precio.
I doubted that they would agree on the price.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Me gustaría que coincidiéramos más a menudo.
I would like for us to coincide more often.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: coincidieramos without an accent.
Correct: coincidiéramos
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: coincido
Coincidir is regular in the present: coincido, coincides, coincide, coincidimos, coincidís, coinciden.
Preterite
yo: coincidí
The preterite of coincidir is regular: coincidí, coincidiste, coincidió, coincidimos, coincidisteis, coincidieron.
Imperfect
yo: coincidía
Coincidir is regular in the imperfect: coincidía, coincidías, coincidía, coincidíamos, coincidíais, coincidían.
Future
yo: coincidiré
The future of coincidir uses the infinitive as the stem: coincidiré, coincidirás, coincidirá, coincidiremos, coincidiréis, coincidirán.
Conditional
yo: coincidiría
The conditional of coincidir is regular: coincidiría, coincidirías, coincidiría, coincidiríamos, coincidiríais, coincidirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: coincida
The present subjunctive of coincidir is regular: coincida, coincidas, coincida, coincidamos, coincidáis, coincidan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: coincide
The affirmative imperative of coincidir is: coincide (tú), coincida (usted), coincidamos (nosotros), coincidid (vosotros), coincidan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no coincidas
The negative imperative of coincidir uses the present subjunctive: no coincidas, no coincida, no coincidamos, no coincidáis, no coincidan.