encabezar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
encabezar — to lead
The imperfect subjunctive of encabezar follows the standard -ra pattern (encabezara, encabezaras).
encabezar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past requests regarding leadership, such as 'If I led the company...'
Notes on encabezar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Encabezar is regular in this tense. It uses the preterite 'ellos' stem (encabezaron-) plus the -ra endings.
Example Sentences
Si yo encabezara el proyecto, cambiaría la estrategia.
If I led the project, I would change the strategy.
yo
Me gustaría que nosotros encabezáramos la lista.
I would like us to head the list.
nosotros
Era necesario que ella encabezara la delegación.
It was necessary for her to lead the delegation.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'nosotros' form.
Correct: encabezáramos
Why: All 'nosotros' forms in the imperfect subjunctive require an accent on the vowel before the suffix.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: encabezo
Encabezar is completely regular in the present indicative (encabezo, encabezas, encabeza).
Preterite
yo: encabecé
The preterite of encabezar is regular except for the 'yo' form (encabecé) which changes 'z' to 'c'.
Imperfect
yo: encabezaba
The imperfect of encabezar is regular, using the -aba endings (encabezaba, encabezabas).
Future
yo: encabezaré
The future of encabezar is regular: add the endings to the full infinitive (encabezaré, encabezarás).
Conditional
yo: encabezaría
The conditional of encabezar is regular: infinitive + -ía endings (encabezaría, encabezarías).
Present Subjunctive
yo: encabece
The present subjunctive of encabezar requires a spelling change from 'z' to 'c' (encabece, encabeces, etc.).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: encabeza
The imperative uses 'encabeza' (tú) and 'encabecen' (ustedes) with a spelling change in most forms.
Negative Imperative
yo: no encabeces
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no encabeces, no encabece.