echar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
echar — to throw
The imperfect subjunctive of echar is regular: echara, echaras, echara, echáramos, echarais, echaran.
echar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations, like 'If I threw the ball...' or when someone in the past wanted you to add something to a mixture.
Notes on echar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Echar is regular. It builds off the preterite 'ellos' form (echaron) by removing the -on.
Example Sentences
Si yo echara sal, sabría mejor.
If I were to add salt, it would taste better.
yo
Me pidió que echara la basura.
He asked me to throw out the trash.
él/ella/usted
Ojalá echaran menos humo esas fábricas.
I wish those factories would emit less smoke.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on echáramos.
Correct: echáramos
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: echo
The present tense of echar is fully regular: echo, echas, echa, echamos, echáis, echan.
Preterite
yo: eché
The preterite of echar is regular: eché, echaste, echó, echamos, echasteis, echaron.
Imperfect
yo: echaba
Echar follows the regular -aba pattern in the imperfect: echaba, echabas, echaba, echábamos, echabais, echaban.
Future
yo: echaré
The future of echar uses the infinitive as the stem: echaré, echarás, echará, echaremos, echaréis, echarán.
Conditional
yo: echaría
The conditional of echar is regular: echaría, echarías, echaría, echaríamos, echaríais, echarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: eche
The present subjunctive of echar switches to 'e' endings: eche, eches, eche, echemos, echéis, echen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: echa
The affirmative imperative of echar uses echa (tú) and echad (vosotros), with eche/echen for formal use.
Negative Imperative
yo: no eches
The negative imperative of echar uses the present subjunctive: no eches, no eche, no echemos, no echéis, no echen.