describir Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
describir — to describe
Based on the 'ellos' preterite: describiera, describieras, describiera, describiéramos, describierais, describieran.
describir Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for past doubts or hypotheticals (e.g., 'If I described it, you wouldn't believe me').
Notes on describir in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Regularly formed from the preterite stem 'describier-'.
Example Sentences
Si yo describiera lo que vi, no me creerías.
If I described what I saw, you wouldn't believe me.
yo
Me pidió que describiera el cuadro.
He asked me to describe the painting.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'nosotros' form: describieramos.
Correct: describiéramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always has an accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: describo
The present tense is regular: describo, describes, describe, describimos, describís, describen.
Preterite
yo: describí
The preterite of describir is fully regular: describí, describiste, describió, describimos, describisteis, describieron.
Imperfect
yo: describía
The imperfect uses the -ía endings: describía, describías, describía, describíamos, describíais, describían.
Future
yo: describiré
Form the future by adding -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive: describiré.
Conditional
yo: describiría
Add -ía endings to the full infinitive: describiría, describirías, describiría, describiríamos, describiríais, describirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: describa
The present subjunctive uses 'a' endings: describa, describas, describa, describamos, describáis, describan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: describe
Give commands: describe (tú), describa (usted), describid (vosotros), describan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no describas
Negative commands use the subjunctive: no describas, no describa, no describamos, no describáis, no describan.