completar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
completar — to complete
The imperfect subjunctive of completar is regular: completara, completaras, completara, completáramos, completarais, completaran.
completar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations (often after 'si') or when expressing a past desire/request that someone complete something.
Notes on completar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Based on the third-person plural preterite (completaron). It is regular and uses the -ra endings most commonly.
Example Sentences
Si completaras la tarea, podrías salir.
If you completed the homework, you could go out.
tú
Me gustaría que completara el documento hoy.
I would like him/her to complete the document today.
él/ella/usted
Fue necesario que completáramos el equipo.
It was necessary that we completed the team.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: completaramos
Correct: completáramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always carries an accent mark on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: completo
The present of completar is regular: completo, completas, completa, completamos, completáis, completan.
Preterite
yo: completé
The preterite of completar is regular: completé, completaste, completó, completamos, completasteis, completaron.
Imperfect
yo: completaba
The imperfect of completar is regular: completaba, completabas, completaba, completábamos, completabais, completaban.
Future
yo: completaré
The future of completar is regular: completaré, completarás, completará, completaremos, completaréis, completarán.
Conditional
yo: completaría
The conditional of completar is regular: completaría, completarías, completaría, completaríamos, completaríais, completarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: complete
The present subjunctive of completar is regular: complete, completes, complete, completemos, completéis, completen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: completa
The affirmative imperative of completar: completa (tú), complete (usted), completad (vosotros), completen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no completes
The negative imperative of completar: no completes (tú), no complete (usted), no completéis (vosotros), no completen (ustedes).