enfocar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
enfocar — to focus
The imperfect subjunctive of enfocar is regular, formed from the third-person plural preterite: enfocara, enfocaras, enfocáramos.
enfocar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past requests regarding focus, such as 'If I focused more...' or 'They asked me to focus'.
Notes on enfocar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular for enfocar. It uses the stem 'enfocar-' from the preterite 'enfocaron' and adds the standard -ra endings.
Example Sentences
Si yo enfocara mejor, sacaría mejores fotos.
If I focused better, I would take better photos.
yo
Me pidieron que enfocara el microscopio.
They asked me to focus the microscope.
él/ella/usted
Si enfocáramos el problema de otra forma, sería más fácil.
If we approached (focused on) the problem differently, it would be easier.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form: 'enfocarais' vs 'enfocáramos'.
Correct: enfocáramos
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires a written accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: enfoco
The present indicative of enfocar is completely regular: enfoco, enfocas, enfoca, enfocamos, enfocáis, enfocan.
Preterite
yo: enfoqué
Enfocar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'enfoqué' to keep the hard 'k' sound.
Imperfect
yo: enfocaba
The imperfect of enfocar is regular: enfocaba, enfocabas, enfocaba, enfocábamos, enfocabais, enfocaban.
Future
yo: enfocaré
The future tense of enfocar is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: enfocaría
The conditional of enfocar is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: enfoque
The present subjunctive of enfocar features a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: enfoque, enfoques, enfoque, enfoquemos, enfoquéis, enfoquen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: enfoca
The affirmative imperative of enfocar uses 'enfoca' for tú and 'enfoque' for usted.
Negative Imperative
yo: no enfoques
The negative imperative of enfocar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no enfoques, no enfoque, no enfoquen.