encender Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
encender — turn on
The imperfect subjunctive of encender is: encendiera, encendieras, encendiera, encendiéramos, encendierais, encendieran.
encender Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past requests (e.g., 'If I turned on the light...' or 'He asked me to light the fire').
Notes on encender in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Encender is regular in this tense. It is built from the third-person plural of the preterite (encendieron).
Example Sentences
Si yo encendiera la luz, verías el desorden.
If I were to turn on the light, you would see the mess.
yo
Me pidió que encendiera el horno.
He asked me to turn on the oven.
él/ella/usted
Si encendiéramos los fósforos, tendríamos luz.
If we lit the matches, we would have light.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'enciendiera' with a stem change.
Correct: encendiera
Why: The imperfect subjunctive is based on the preterite stem, which is regular for this verb.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: enciendo
Encender has an e>ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: enciendo, enciendes, enciende...
Preterite
yo: encendí
Encender is regular in the preterite: encendí, encendiste, encendió, encendimos, encendisteis, encendieron.
Imperfect
yo: encendía
Encender is regular in the imperfect: encendía, encendías, encendía, encendíamos, encendíais, encendían.
Future
yo: encenderé
The future of encender is regular: encenderé, encenderás, encenderá, encenderemos, encenderéis, encenderán.
Conditional
yo: encendería
The conditional of encender is regular: encendería, encenderías, encendería, encenderíamos, encenderíais, encenderían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: encienda
The present subjunctive follows the e>ie stem change: encienda, enciendas, encienda, encendamos, encendáis, enciendan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: enciende
Use enciende (tú), encienda (usted), or encended (vosotros) to tell someone to turn something on.
Negative Imperative
yo: no enciendas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no enciendas, no encienda, no encendamos...