dañar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
dañar — to damage
The imperfect subjunctive of dañar is built from the 'ellos' preterite: dañara, dañaras, dañara, dañáramos, dañarais, dañaran.
dañar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this in 'if' clauses (if I were to damage...) or when a past wish or doubt involves something being damaged.
Notes on dañar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Dañar is regular here. The stem comes from 'dañaron'. Note the accent on 'dañáramos'.
Example Sentences
Si yo dañara tu cámara, te compraría una nueva.
If I were to damage your camera, I would buy you a new one.
yo
Tenía miedo de que dañaras el secreto.
I was afraid that you might ruin the secret.
tú
Si nosotros dañáramos el equipo, tendríamos problemas.
If we were to damage the equipment, we would have problems.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: dañarais without the 'i'.
Correct: dañarais
Why: Learners often forget the 'i' in the vosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: daño
Dañar is a regular -ar verb in the present: daño, dañas, daña, dañamos, dañáis, dañan.
Preterite
yo: dañé
The preterite of dañar is regular: dañé, dañaste, dañó, dañamos, dañasteis, dañaron.
Imperfect
yo: dañaba
Dañar in the imperfect follows the regular -aba pattern: dañaba, dañabas, dañaba, dañábamos, dañabais, dañaban.
Future
yo: dañaré
The future of dañar uses the infinitive as the stem: dañaré, dañarás, dañará, dañaremos, dañaréis, dañarán.
Conditional
yo: dañaría
The conditional of dañar adds -ía endings to the infinitive: dañaría, dañarías, dañaría, dañaríamos, dañaríais, dañarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: dañe
The present subjunctive of dañar uses -e endings: dañe, dañes, dañe, dañemos, dañéis, dañen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: daña
The affirmative imperative of dañar uses: daña (tú), dañe (usted), dañad (vosotros), dañen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no dañes
The negative imperative of dañar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no dañes, no dañe, no dañemos, no dañéis, no dañen.