controlar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
controlar — control
The imperfect subjunctive of controlar is built from 'controlaron': controlara, controlaras, controlara, etc.
controlar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical 'if' situations or past requests, such as 'If I controlled the company...' or 'They asked that I control the noise.'
Notes on controlar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Controlar is regular. It uses the stem from the 3rd person plural preterite (controlar-) plus the -ara endings.
Example Sentences
Si yo controlara el mundo, no habría guerras.
If I controlled the world, there would be no wars.
yo
Me pidieron que controlara mi perro.
They asked me to control my dog.
yo
Ojalá nosotros controláramos el clima.
I wish we controlled the weather.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form 'controláramos'.
Correct: controláramos
Why: The nosotros form in the imperfect subjunctive always carries an accent on the third-to-last syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: controlo
The present tense of controlar is regular: controlo, controlas, controla, controlamos, controláis, controlan.
Preterite
yo: controlé
Controlar is regular in the preterite: controlé, controlaste, controló, controlamos, controlasteis, controlaron.
Imperfect
yo: controlaba
The imperfect of controlar uses standard -aba endings: controlaba, controlabas, controlaba, controlábamos, controlabais, controlaban.
Future
yo: controlaré
The future of controlar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: analizaré, analizarás, analizará...
Conditional
yo: controlaría
The conditional of controlar adds -ía endings to the infinitive: controlaría, controlarías, controlaría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: controle
The present subjunctive of controlar uses -e endings: controle, controles, controle, controlemos, controléis, controlen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: controla
The imperative of controlar gives direct orders: controla (tú), controlad (vosotros), or controle (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no controles
The negative imperative of controlar uses the present subjunctive: no controles, no controle, no controléis...