concluir Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
concluir — to finish
The imperfect subjunctive of concluir uses the 'y' from the preterite: concluyera, concluyeras, concluyera...
concluir Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for 'if' clauses (hypotheticals) or when you wanted someone to finish something in the past.
Notes on concluir in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is built from the third-person plural preterite (concluyeron). Since that form has a 'y', every form here has a 'y'.
Example Sentences
Si yo concluyera el libro, sería feliz.
If I were to finish the book, I would be happy.
yo
Te pedí que concluyeras la tarea.
I asked you to finish the homework.
tú
Si concluyéramos ahora, llegaríamos a tiempo.
If we finished now, we would arrive on time.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: concluyera
Correct: concluyéramos
Why: Don't forget the accent on the 'e' for the nosotros form in this tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: concluyo
In the present tense, concluir is irregular: the 'i' changes to 'uy' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: concluí
The preterite of concluir features a 'y' in the third-person forms: concluyó and concluyeron.
Imperfect
yo: concluía
The imperfect of concluir is regular: concluía, concluías, concluía, concluíamos, concluíais, concluían.
Future
yo: concluiré
The future of concluir is regular: concluiré, concluirás, concluirá, concluiremos, concluiréis, concluirán.
Conditional
yo: concluiría
The conditional of concluir is regular: concluiría, concluirías, concluiría, concluiríamos, concluiríais, concluirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: concluya
The present subjunctive of concluir uses the 'y' throughout: concluya, concluyas, concluya, concluyamos, concluyáis, concluyan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: concluye
The imperative forms for concluir are: concluye (tú), concluya (usted), concluyamos (nosotros), concluid (vosotros), concluyan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no concluyas
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no concluyas, no concluya, no concluyamos, no concluyáis, no concluyan.