desahogar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
desahogar — to vent
The imperfect subjunctive of desahogar is regular: desahogara, desahogaras, desahogara, desahogáramos, desahogarais, desahogaran.
desahogar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations (if I vented...) or after past expressions of emotion (I wanted him to vent).
Notes on desahogar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular based on the third-person plural preterite (desahogaron). No 'gu' spelling change is needed here because the endings start with 'a'.
Example Sentences
Si me desahogara, me sentiría mejor.
If I vented, I would feel better.
yo
Quería que tú te desahogaras.
I wanted you to vent.
tú
Ojalá nos desahogáramos más a menudo.
I wish we vented more often.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'desahoguara' with an unnecessary 'u'.
Correct: desahogara
Why: The 'g' naturally stays hard before the letter 'a', so no extra 'u' is required.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: desahogo
The present tense of desahogar is regular: desahogo, desahogas, desahoga, desahogamos, desahogáis, desahogan.
Preterite
yo: desahogué
The preterite has a spelling change in the 'yo' form: desahogué, desahogaste, desahogó, desahogamos, desahogasteis, desahogaron.
Imperfect
yo: desahogaba
The imperfect of desahogar is regular: desahogaba, desahogabas, desahogaba, desahogábamos, desahogabais, desahogaban.
Future
yo: desahogaré
The future of desahogar is regular: desahogaré, desahogarás, desahogará, desahogaremos, desahogaréis, desahogarán.
Conditional
yo: desahogaría
The conditional of desahogar is regular: desahogaría, desahogarías, desahogaría, desahogaríamos, desahogaríais, desahogarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: desahogue
The present subjunctive requires a spelling change in all forms: desahogue, desahogues, desahogue, desahoguemos, desahoguéis, desahoguen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: desahoga
The affirmative imperative tells someone to vent: desahoga (tú), desahogue (usted), desahoguemos (nosotros), desahogad (vosotros), desahoguen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no desahogues
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no desahogues, no desahogue, no desahoguemos, no desahoguéis, no desahoguen.