denegar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
denegar — to deny
Formed from the 'denegaron' stem: denegara, denegaras, denegara...
denegar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use in 'if' clauses (hypotheticals) or when the main verb is in the past and triggers the subjunctive.
Notes on denegar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the third-person plural preterite stem. No stem change (ie) occurs here.
Example Sentences
Si el banco denegara el préstamo, no compraríamos la casa.
If the bank were to deny the loan, we wouldn't buy the house.
él/ella/usted
Me sorprendió que denegaran la entrada a los periodistas.
It surprised me that they denied entry to the journalists.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: denieguara
Correct: denegara
Why: Learners often try to keep the 'ie' or 'u' from other tenses, but this tense is built strictly from the preterite 'denegar-' stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: deniego
Denegar follows an e > ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: denegué
Denegar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes 'g' to 'gu' (denegué).
Imperfect
yo: denegaba
Denegar is completely regular in the imperfect: denegaba, denegabas, denegaba...
Future
yo: denegaré
Denegar is regular in the future: denegaré, denegarás, denegará...
Conditional
yo: denegaría
Denegar is regular in the conditional: denegaría, denegarías, denegaría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: deniegue
The present subjunctive uses the 'ie' stem change and a 'gu' spelling change: deniegue, deniegues...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: deniega
The imperative uses the 'ie' stem change for most commands: deniega, deniegue.
Negative Imperative
yo: no deniegues
Uses the present subjunctive forms: no deniegues, no deniegue, no deneguemos.