destacar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
destacar — to highlight
The imperfect subjunctive of destacar is based on the preterite stem: destacara, destacaras, destacara, destacáramos, destacarais, destacaran.
destacar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use it for hypothetical scenarios or past requests regarding someone highlighting something, often following 'si' (if) or verbs of influence in the past.
Notes on destacar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular in its formation from the third-person plural preterite stem (destacaron-), so there is no 'qu' spelling change here.
Example Sentences
Si yo destacara más, me darían el ascenso.
If I stood out more, they would give me the promotion.
yo
Querían que nosotros destacáramos la importancia del proyecto.
They wanted us to highlight the importance of the project.
nosotros
Me gustaría que tú destacaras tus habilidades en el CV.
I would like you to highlight your skills on your CV.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form: destacaramos.
Correct: destacáramos
Why: All 'nosotros' forms in the imperfect subjunctive require an accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: destaco
The present tense of destacar is completely regular: destaco, destacas, destaca, destacamos, destacáis, destacan.
Preterite
yo: destaqué
The preterite of destacar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'destaqué'.
Imperfect
yo: destacaba
The imperfect of destacar is regular: destacaba, destacabas, destacaba, destacábamos, destacabais, destacaban.
Future
yo: destacaré
The future of destacar is regular: destacaré, destacarás, destacará, destacaremos, destacaréis, destacarán.
Conditional
yo: destacaría
The conditional of destacar is regular: destacaría, destacarías, destacaría, destacaríamos, destacaríais, destacarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: destaque
The present subjunctive of destacar features a 'c' to 'qu' spelling change: destaque, destaques, destaque, destaquemos, destaquéis, destaquen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: destaca
The imperative of destacar uses 'destaca' (tú) and 'destaque' (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no destaques
The negative imperative of destacar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no destaques, no destaque, no destaquemos, no destaquéis, no destaquen.