enojar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
enojar — to get angry
Use enojara(s)/enojase(s) for hypothetical past situations or wishes.
enojar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive is used for hypothetical situations in the past, wishes, or polite requests that were relevant in the past. For 'enojarse', it might describe a past scenario where someone's anger was hypothetical or conditional.
Notes on enojar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Enojarse is regular in the imperfect subjunctive. You can use either the -ra or -se endings (e.g., enojara or enojase); the -ra form is more common.
Example Sentences
Me sorprendió que tú te enojaras por algo tan pequeño.
It surprised me that you got angry over something so small.
tú
Si yo me enojara, te lo diría.
If I were to get angry, I would tell you.
yo
Dudaba que él se enojase con la noticia.
I doubted he would get angry with the news.
él/ella/usted
Ojalá no se enojaran con nosotros.
I wish they wouldn't get angry with us.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing with the preterite: 'Si me enojé, te lo diría.'
Correct: Use the imperfect subjunctive: 'Si me enojara, te lo diría.'
Why: 'If' clauses referring to hypothetical or unlikely situations in the present or future require the imperfect subjunctive, not the preterite.
Mistake: Forgetting the reflexive pronoun: 'Si enojara...' instead of 'Si me enojara...'
Correct: Remember the reflexive pronoun: 'Si me enojara...'
Why: 'Enojarse' is reflexive, and the pronoun is needed to show the anger is directed at oneself.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: enojo
Use enojo, enojas, enoja, enojamos, enojáis, enojan for current or habitual anger.
Preterite
yo: enojé
Use enojé, enojaste, enojó, enojamos, enojasteis, enojaron for completed past anger.
Imperfect
yo: enojaba
Use enojaba(s), enojábamos, enojabais, enojaban for ongoing or habitual past anger.
Future
yo: enojaré
Use enojaré, enojarás, enojará, enojaremos, enojaréis, enojarán for future anger.
Conditional
yo: enojaría
Use enojaría, enojarías, enojaría, enojaríamos, enojaríais, enojarían for hypothetical anger.
Present Subjunctive
yo: enoje
Use enoje(s), enojemos, enojéis, enojen for wishes, doubts, emotions.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: enójate
Use enójate, enóje(se), enojémonos, enojad(os), enojen(se) for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no te enojes
Use no te enojes, no se enoje(n), no nos enojemos, no os enojéis for negative commands.