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ejercer Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation

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Quick answer:

The imperfect subjunctive of ejercer is regular: ejerciera, ejercieras, ejerciera, ejerciéramos, ejercierais, ejercieran.

ejercer Imperfect Subjunctive Forms

yoejerciera
ejercieras
él/ella/ustedejerciera
nosotrosejerciéramos
vosotrosejercierais
ellos/ellas/ustedesejercieran

When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive

Use this for hypotheticals (often with 'if') or past requests regarding the practice of a profession or right.

Notes on ejercer in the Imperfect Subjunctive

It follows the standard pattern for -er verbs, derived from the 3rd person plural preterite (ejercieron).

Example Sentences

  • Si yo ejerciera mi poder, las cosas cambiarían.

    If I exercised my power, things would change.

    yo

  • Me pidió que no ejerciera tanta fuerza.

    He asked me not to exert so much force.

    él/ella/usted

  • Si nosotros ejerciéramos la profesión, estaríamos colegiados.

    If we practiced the profession, we would be registered.

    nosotros

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'e' in the nosotros form.

    Correct: ejerciéramos

    Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always has an accent on the vowel before the 'ramos'.

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