entristecer Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
entristecer — to sadden
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'entristecie-' stem: entristeciera, entristecieras, entristeciera, entristeciéramos, entristecierais, entristecieran.
entristecer Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical past situations or in 'if' clauses involving sadness (e.g., 'If it saddened me, I would say it').
Notes on entristecer in the Imperfect Subjunctive
It is formed from the third-person plural preterite (entristecieron), making it regular relative to that form.
Example Sentences
Si me entristeciera, te lo diría.
If it saddened me, I would tell you.
yo
Me dio pena que se entristecieran tanto.
It made me sad that they got so sad.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
No creía que te entristecieras por eso.
I didn't think you would get sad over that.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: entristezciera
Correct: entristeciera
Why: The 'zc' only appears in the present indicative and present subjunctive, not in the past subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: entristezco
In the present tense, entristecer is irregular in the 'yo' form: entristezco.
Preterite
yo: entristecí
The preterite of entristecer is regular: entristecí, entristeciste, entristeció, entristecimos, entristecisteis, entristecieron.
Imperfect
yo: entristecía
The imperfect of entristecer is regular: entristecía, entristecías, entristecía, entristecíamos, entristecíais, entristecían.
Future
yo: entristeceré
The future of entristecer is regular: entristeceré, entristecerás, entristecerá, entristeceremos, entristeceréis, entristecerán.
Conditional
yo: entristecería
The conditional of entristecer is regular: entristecería, entristecerías, entristecería, entristeceríamos, entristeceríais, entristecerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: entristezca
The present subjunctive follows the 'yo' form irregularity: entristezca, entristezcas, entristezca, entristezcamos, entristezcáis, entristezcan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: entristece
Commands for entristecer use entristece (tú) and the 'zc' forms for others.
Negative Imperative
yo: no entristezcas
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: no entristezcas, no entristezca, no entristezcamos, no entristezcáis, no entristezcan.