envejecer Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
envejecer — to age
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the third-person preterite: envejeciera, envejecieras, envejeciera, envejeciéramos, envejecierais, envejecieran.
envejecer Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations about aging, often after 'si' (if) or in past-tense expressions of desire.
Notes on envejecer in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is formed by taking the 'envejecieron' form, dropping the '-ron', and adding the endings. It does NOT use the 'zc' change.
Example Sentences
Si yo envejeciera más lento, sería feliz.
If I aged more slowly, I would be happy.
yo
Me gustaría que envejeciéramos en la playa.
I would like for us to grow old on the beach.
nosotros
Fue una pena que las fotos se envejecieran tanto.
It was a shame that the photos aged so much.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: envejezciera
Correct: envejeciera
Why: Learners often try to put the 'z' from the present subjunctive into the imperfect subjunctive, but the imperfect subjunctive follows the preterite stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: envejezco
The present tense of envejecer is irregular only in the 'yo' form: envejezco.
Preterite
yo: envejecí
Envejecer is regular in the preterite: envejecí, envejeciste, envejeció, envejecimos, envejecisteis, envejecieron.
Imperfect
yo: envejecía
The imperfect of envejecer is regular: envejecía, envejecías, envejecía, envejecíamos, envejecíais, envejecían.
Future
yo: envejeceré
The future of envejecer is regular: envejeceré, envejecerás, envejecerá, envejeceremos, envejeceréis, envejecerán.
Conditional
yo: envejecería
The conditional of envejecer is regular: envejecería, envejecerías, envejecería, envejeceríamos, envejeceríais, envejecerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: envejezca
The present subjunctive uses the 'z' from the 'yo' form: envejezca, envejezcas, envejezca, envejezcamos, envejezcáis, envejezcan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: envejece
The imperative uses 'envejece' for tú and 'envejezca' for formal/plural commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no envejezcas
The negative imperative always uses the 'zc' stem: no envejezcas, no envejezca, no envejezcamos, no envejezcáis, no envejezcan.