dedicar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
dedicar — to dedicate
The imperfect subjunctive of dedicar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: dedicara, dedicaras, dedicara, dedicáramos, dedicarais, dedicaran.
dedicar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for past-tense doubts or hypothetical 'if' situations regarding dedication or career paths.
Notes on dedicar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular based on the preterite stem, so the 'c' remains because it is followed by an 'a'.
Example Sentences
Si dedicara más tiempo al piano, tocaría mejor.
If I dedicated more time to the piano, I would play better.
yo
Me gustaría que nos dedicáramos a viajar.
I would like us to dedicate ourselves to traveling.
nosotros
Fue una pena que no le dedicaran una canción.
It was a shame they didn't dedicate a song to her.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form: dedicaramos.
Correct: dedicáramos
Why: All nosotros forms in the imperfect subjunctive require an accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: dedico
The present tense of dedicar is regular: dedico, dedicas, dedica, dedicamos, dedicáis, dedican.
Preterite
yo: dediqué
The preterite of dedicar has a spelling change only in the first person (yo): dediqué, dedicaste, dedicó, dedicamos, dedicasteis, dedicaron.
Imperfect
yo: dedicaba
The imperfect of dedicar is regular: dedicaba, dedicabas, dedicaba, dedicábamos, dedicabais, dedicaban.
Future
yo: dedicaré
The future tense of dedicar is regular: dedicaré, dedicarás, dedicará, dedicaremos, dedicaréis, dedicarán.
Conditional
yo: dedicaría
The conditional of dedicar is regular: dedicaría, dedicarías, dedicaría, dedicaríamos, dedicaríais, dedicarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: dedique
The present subjunctive of dedicar requires a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu': dedique, dediques, dedique, dediquemos, dediquéis, dediquen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: dedica
The imperative of dedicar uses the 'c' to 'qu' spelling change for formal and plural commands: dedica, dedique, dediquemos, dedicad, dediquen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no dediques
The negative imperative of dedicar uses the present subjunctive forms: no dediques, no dedique, no dediquemos, no dediquéis, no dediquen.