desvanecer Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
desvanecer — to fade
The imperfect subjunctive of desvanecer is regular: desvaneciera, desvanecieras...
desvanecer Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypotheticals (if something faded...) or after past-tense triggers of doubt or desire.
Notes on desvanecer in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular. It is formed from the third-person plural preterite (desvanecieron).
Example Sentences
Si el humo se desvaneciera, podríamos ver.
If the smoke faded, we could see.
él/ella/usted
Quería que se desvanecieran los problemas.
I wanted the problems to vanish.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si yo me desvaneciera, ¿me ayudarías?
If I were to faint, would you help me?
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'desvanezciera'.
Correct: desvaneciera
Why: The 'zc' change only happens in the present; the imperfect subjunctive follows the preterite stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: desvanezco
The present of desvanecer is irregular in the 'yo' form: desvanezco.
Preterite
yo: desvanecí
The preterite of desvanecer is regular: desvanecí, desvaneciste, desvaneció...
Imperfect
yo: desvanecía
The imperfect of desvanecer is regular: desvanecía, desvanecías, desvanecía...
Future
yo: desvaneceré
The future of desvanecer is regular: desvaneceré, desvanecerás, desvanecerá...
Conditional
yo: desvanecería
The conditional of desvanecer is regular: desvanecería, desvanecerías...
Present Subjunctive
yo: desvanezca
The present subjunctive of desvanecer uses the 'zc' stem: desvanezca, desvanezcas...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: desvanece
The imperative uses 'desvanece' (tú) and 'desvanezca' (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no desvanezcas
The negative imperative always uses the 'zc' stem: no desvanezcas, no desvanezca...