depender Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
depender — to depend on
The imperfect subjunctive of depender is regular: dependiera, dependieras, dependiera, dependiéramos, dependierais, dependieran.
depender Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this tense in hypothetical 'if' clauses (e.g., 'If it depended on me...') or after past-tense triggers of emotion or doubt.
Notes on depender in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Depender is regular. The forms are derived from the third-person plural preterite (dependieron), dropping the -ron and adding the -ra endings.
Example Sentences
Si dependiera de mí, iríamos hoy.
If it depended on me, we would go today.
él/ella/usted
No creía que ellos dependieran tanto de nosotros.
I didn't think they depended so much on us.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Me gustaría que no dependiéramos de la red.
I would like it if we didn't depend on the network.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: dependieramos
Correct: dependiéramos
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: dependo
The present tense of depender is regular: dependo, dependes, depende, dependemos, dependéis, dependen.
Preterite
yo: dependí
The preterite of depender is regular: dependí, dependiste, dependió, dependimos, dependisteis, dependieron.
Imperfect
yo: dependía
The imperfect of depender is regular: dependía, dependías, dependía, dependíamos, dependíais, dependían.
Future
yo: dependeré
The future of depender is regular: dependeré, dependerás, dependerá, dependeremos, dependeréis, dependerán.
Conditional
yo: dependería
The conditional of depender is regular: dependería, dependerías, dependería, dependeríamos, dependeríais, dependerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: dependa
The present subjunctive of depender is regular: dependa, dependas, dependa, dependamos, dependáis, dependan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: depende
The imperative of depender uses standard -er endings: depende, dependa, dependamos, depended, dependan.
Negative Imperative
yo: no dependas
The negative imperative of depender is formed with 'no' + present subjunctive: no dependas, no dependa, no dependamos, no dependáis, no dependan.