enfermar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
enfermar — to fall ill
The imperfect subjunctive of enfermar is regular: enfermara, enfermaras, enfermara, enfermáramos, enfermarais, enfermaran.
enfermar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this tense for hypothetical health situations in the past or in 'if' clauses (e.g., 'If I got sick...').
Notes on enfermar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Enfermar is regular. It uses the stem from the 'ellos' preterite (enfermar-).
Example Sentences
Si yo me enfermara, no podría ir a la fiesta.
If I were to get sick, I wouldn't be able to go to the party.
yo
Tenía miedo de que enfermaras.
I was afraid that you might get sick.
tú
Si nosotros enfermáramos, tendríamos que cancelar.
If we got sick, we would have to cancel.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: enfermaramos
Correct: enfermáramos
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: enfermo
Enfermar is regular in the present tense: enfermo, enfermas, enferma, enfermamos, enfermáis, enferman.
Preterite
yo: enfermé
The preterite of enfermar is regular: enfermé, enfermaste, enfermó, enfermamos, enfermasteis, enfermaron.
Imperfect
yo: enfermaba
The imperfect of enfermar follows the standard -aba pattern: enfermaba, enfermabas, enfermaba, enfermábamos, enfermabais, enfermaban.
Future
yo: enfermaré
The future of enfermar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: enfermaré, enfermarás, enfermará, enfermaremo, enfermaréis, enfermarán.
Conditional
yo: enfermaría
The conditional of enfermar uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: enfermaría, enfermarías, enfermaría, enfermaríamos, enfermaríais, enfermarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: enferme
The present subjunctive of enfermar uses -e endings: enferme, enfermes, enferme, enfermemos, enferméis, enfermen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: enferma
The imperative of enfermar: enferma (tú), enferme (usted), enfermemos (nosotros), enfermad (vosotros), enfermen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no enfermes
The negative imperative of enfermar uses the present subjunctive: no enfermes, no enferme, no enfermemos, no enferméis, no enfermen.