criticar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
criticar — to criticize
The imperfect subjunctive of criticar is: criticara, criticaras, criticara, criticáramos, criticarais, criticaran.
criticar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical 'if' situations or when a past request involved criticism (e.g., 'She asked me not to criticize').
Notes on criticar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
It is formed from the third-person plural of the preterite (criticaron), making it regular in its formation.
Example Sentences
Si yo criticara menos, tendría más amigos.
If I criticized less, I would have more friends.
yo
Me pidió que no criticara su peinado.
He asked me not to criticize his hairstyle.
él/ella/usted
Si ellos criticaran con respeto, sería mejor.
If they criticized with respect, it would be better.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form 'criticáramos'.
Correct: It must be 'criticáramos'.
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always carries an accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: critico
The present tense of criticar is regular: critico, criticas, critica, criticamos, criticáis, critican.
Preterite
yo: critiqué
The preterite of criticar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (critiqué) to keep the hard 'c' sound.
Imperfect
yo: criticaba
The imperfect of criticar is regular: criticaba, criticabas, criticaba, criticábamos, criticabais, criticaban.
Future
yo: criticaré
The future of criticar is regular: criticaré, criticarás, criticará, criticaremos, criticaréis, criticarán.
Conditional
yo: criticaría
The conditional of criticar is regular: criticaría, criticarías, criticaría, criticaríamos, criticaríais, criticarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: critique
The present subjunctive of criticar uses the 'qu' spelling change: critique, critiques, critique, critiquemos, critiquéis, critiquen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: critica
The affirmative imperative of criticar is: critica (tú), critique (usted), critiquemos (nosotros), criticad (vosotros), critiquen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no critiques
The negative imperative of criticar uses subjunctive forms: no critiques, no critique, no critiquemos, no critiquéis, no critiquen.