desplegar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
desplegar — to unfold
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the third-person plural preterite: desplegara, desplegaras, desplegara...
desplegar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations (e.g., 'If I unfolded the map...') or in the past when someone wanted something to be deployed.
Notes on desplegar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular for desplegar. It is built from the preterite 'desplegaron' by removing the -ron and adding -ra, -ras, etc.
Example Sentences
Si desplegaras el mapa, no estaríamos perdidos.
If you unfolded the map, we wouldn't be lost.
tú
El jefe pidió que desplegáramos el plan de acción.
The boss asked that we deploy the action plan.
nosotros
Me gustaría que desplegaran sus velas.
I would like them to unfurl their sails.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form: 'desplegaramos'.
Correct: desplegáramos
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always carries an accent on the vowel before the -ramos.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: despliego
Desplegar is a stem-changing verb in the present tense, where the 'e' changes to 'ie' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: desplegué
The preterite of desplegar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'desplegué' to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect
yo: desplegaba
Desplegar is completely regular in the imperfect: desplegaba, desplegabas, desplegaba, desplegábamos, desplegabais, desplegaban.
Future
yo: desplegaré
The future tense of desplegar is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: desplegaría
The conditional of desplegar is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: despliegue
The present subjunctive of desplegar features the E-to-IE stem change and a spelling change (g to gu) in all forms.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: despliega
The imperative uses 'despliega' (tú) and 'despliegue' (usted) to give direct orders to unfold or deploy.
Negative Imperative
yo: no despliegues
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no despliegues, no despliegue, no despleguemos...