entregar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
entregar — deliver
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the preterite 'entregaron' stem: entregara, entregaras, entregara, entregáramos, entregarais, entregaran.
entregar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations in the past or after 'if' clauses, like 'If I delivered it...' (Si lo entregara...).
Notes on entregar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
It follows the regular pattern for -ar verbs using the 3rd person plural preterite as a base.
Example Sentences
Si yo entregara el informe ahora, podría irme a casa.
If I handed in the report now, I could go home.
yo
Me gustaría que entregaras el paquete personalmente.
I would like you to deliver the package personally.
tú
Si nosotros entregáramos todo hoy, terminaríamos el trabajo.
If we delivered everything today, we would finish the job.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: entregarámos
Correct: entregáramos
Why: The accent in the 'nosotros' form goes on the vowel before the -ramos ending, not on the second 'a'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: entrego
Entregar is fully regular in the present tense: entrego, entregas, entrega, entregamos, entregáis, entregan.
Preterite
yo: entregué
The preterite of entregar features a spelling change in the 'yo' form (entregué) to keep the 'g' sound.
Imperfect
yo: entregaba
The imperfect of entregar is regular: entregaba, entregabas, entregaba, entregábamos, entregabais, entregaban.
Future
yo: entregaré
The future tense is regular: just add -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive 'entregar'.
Conditional
yo: entregaría
The conditional is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive 'entregar'.
Present Subjunctive
yo: entregue
The present subjunctive changes 'g' to 'gu' in all forms: entregue, entregues, entregue, entreguemos, entreguéis, entreguen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: entrega
Use 'entrega' (tú) for casual commands and 'entregue' (usted) for formal ones.
Negative Imperative
yo: no entregues
All negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no entregues, no entregue, no entreguemos, no entreguéis, no entreguen.