edificar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
edificar — to build
The imperfect subjunctive of edificar is regular: edificara, edificaras, edificara, edificáramos, edificarais, edificaran.
edificar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical past situations or 'if' clauses (e.g., 'If I built a house...').
Notes on edificar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Edificar is regular here. It is based on the 3rd person plural of the preterite (edificaron).
Example Sentences
Si yo edificara una mansión, tendría una piscina enorme.
If I built a mansion, I would have a huge pool.
yo
Me gustaría que edificaras algo para la comunidad.
I would like you to build something for the community.
tú
Si nosotros edificáramos aquí, tendríamos buenas vistas.
If we built here, we would have good views.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'nosotros' form: 'edificaramos'.
Correct: Always write 'edificáramos'.
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always carries an accent on the vowel before the 'ramos' ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: edifico
The present tense of edificar is regular: edifico, edificas, edifica, edificamos, edificáis, edifican.
Preterite
yo: edifiqué
Edificar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (edifiqué) to keep the 'k' sound, but is otherwise regular.
Imperfect
yo: edificaba
The imperfect of edificar is regular: edificaba, edificabas, edificaba, edificábamos, edificabais, edificaban.
Future
yo: edificaré
The future of edificar is regular: edificaré, edificarás, edificará, edificaremos, edificaréis, edificarán.
Conditional
yo: edificaría
The conditional of edificar is regular: edificaría, edificarías, edificaría, edificaríamos, edificaríais, edificarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: edifique
The present subjunctive of edificar requires a spelling change (c to qu) in all forms: edifique, edifiques, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: edifica
The imperative of edificar uses the regular 'edifica' (tú) and the spelling-changed 'edifique' (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no edifiques
The negative imperative of edificar uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no' and the 'qu' spelling change.