derrocar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
derrocar — to overthrow
The imperfect subjunctive of derrocar is regular: derrocara, derrocaras, derrocara, derrocáramos, derrocarais, derrocaran.
derrocar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations in the past or 'if' clauses, such as 'If they overthrew the king, things would change.'
Notes on derrocar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is fully regular for derrocar. It is built from the third-person plural preterite (derrocaron) by removing the -ron.
Example Sentences
Si el ejército derrocara al presidente, habría caos.
If the army overthrew the president, there would be chaos.
él/ella/usted
Dudaba que ellos derrocaran al régimen tan pronto.
I doubted that they would overthrow the regime so soon.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si nosotros derrocáramos al líder, tendríamos que gobernar.
If we overthrew the leader, we would have to govern.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form 'derrocáramos'.
Correct: derrocáramos
Why: All 'nosotros' forms in the imperfect subjunctive require a written accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: derroco
The present tense of derrocar is fully regular: derroco, derrocas, derroca, derrocamos, derrocáis, derrocan.
Preterite
yo: derroqué
The preterite of derrocar is regular except for a spelling change in the 'yo' form: derroqué.
Imperfect
yo: derrocaba
The imperfect of derrocar is regular: derrocaba, derrocabas, derrocaba, derrocábamos, derrocabais, derrocaban.
Future
yo: derrocaré
The future tense of derrocar is regular: derrocaré, derrocarás, derrocará, derrocaremos, derrocaréis, derrocarán.
Conditional
yo: derrocaría
The conditional of derrocar is regular: derrocaría, derrocarías, derrocaría, derrocaríamos, derrocaríais, derrocarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: derroque
The present subjunctive of derrocar follows a c-to-qu spelling change in all forms: derroque, derroques, derroque, derroquemos, derroquéis, derroquen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: derroca
The imperative of derrocar uses the spelling change 'qu' for formal commands: derroca (tú), derroque (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no derroques
The negative imperative of derrocar uses the 'qu' spelling change for all forms: no derroques, no derroque, no derroquemos, no derroquéis, no derroquen.