discutir Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
discutir — discuss
The imperfect subjunctive of discutir uses the preterite stem: discutiera, discutieras, discutiera, discutiéramos, discutierais, discutieran.
discutir Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this in 'if' clauses (hypotheticals) or when the main verb triggering the subjunctive is in the past.
Notes on discutir in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Discutir is regular. The stem comes from the 'ellos' preterite (discutieron), removing the -on.
Example Sentences
Si discutieras menos, serías más feliz.
If you argued less, you would be happier.
tú
Me gustaría que discutieran el plan conmigo.
I would like them to discuss the plan with me.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
No quería que discutiéramos por dinero.
I didn't want us to argue about money.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: discutieramos
Correct: discutiéramos
Why: The nosotros form in the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the vowel before the -ramos.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: discuto
Discutir is a regular -ir verb in the present tense: discuto, discutes, discute, discutimos, discutís, discuten.
Preterite
yo: discutí
The preterite of discutir follows regular -ir endings: discutí, discutiste, discutió, discutimos, discutisteis, discutieron.
Imperfect
yo: discutía
The imperfect of discutir uses standard -ía endings: discutía, discutías, discutía, discutíamos, discutíais, discutían.
Future
yo: discutiré
The future of discutir adds endings to the full infinitive: discutiré, discutirás, discutirá, discutiremos, discutiréis, discutirán.
Conditional
yo: discutiría
The conditional of discutir uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: discutiría, discutirías, discutiría, discutiríamos, discutiríais, discutirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: discuta
The present subjunctive of discutir uses -a endings: discuta, discutas, discuta, discutamos, discutáis, discutan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: discute
The imperative of discutir allows for direct commands: discute, discuta, discutamos, discutid, discutan.
Negative Imperative
yo: no discutas
The negative imperative of discutir uses the present subjunctive: no discutas, no discuta, no discutamos, no discutáis, no discutan.