educar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
educar — to educate
The imperfect subjunctive of educar is formed regularly from the preterite: educara, educaras, educara, educáramos, educarais, educaran.
educar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for past-tense wishes or hypothetical 'if' scenarios, such as explaining how you would have raised someone if circumstances were different.
Notes on educar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular for educar. It uses the third-person plural preterite stem (educar-).
Example Sentences
Si yo educara a ese niño, sería más educado.
If I were educating that child, he would be more polite.
yo
Mis padres querían que nos educáramos en el extranjero.
My parents wanted us to be educated abroad.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form: 'educaramos'.
Correct: educáramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the vowel preceding the '-ramos' ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: educo
The present tense of educar is completely regular: educo, educas, educa, educamos, educáis, educan.
Preterite
yo: eduqué
The preterite of educar is regular except for the 'yo' form spelling change: eduqué, educaste, educó, educamos, educasteis, educaron.
Imperfect
yo: educaba
The imperfect of educar is regular: educaba, educabas, educaba, educábamos, educabais, educaban.
Future
yo: educaré
The future tense of educar is regular: educaré, educarás, educará, educaremos, educaréis, educarán.
Conditional
yo: educaría
The conditional of educar is regular: educaría, educarías, educaría, educaríamos, educaríais, educarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: eduque
The present subjunctive of educar features a 'c' to 'qu' spelling change: eduque, eduques, eduque, eduquemos, eduquéis, eduquen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: educa
The affirmative imperative of educar uses the spelling change 'qu' for formal commands: educa, eduque, eduquemos, educad, eduquen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no eduques
The negative imperative of educar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no eduques, no eduque, no eduquemos, no eduquéis, no eduquen.