envolver Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
envolver — to wrap
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the third-person plural preterite: envolvier-.
envolver Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical 'if' situations (e.g., 'If I wrapped it...') or past requests.
Notes on envolver in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Since the preterite of envolver is regular (envolvieron), this tense is also regular in its formation from that stem.
Example Sentences
Si yo envolviera el regalo ahora, terminaría pronto.
If I wrapped the gift now, I would finish soon.
yo
Me pidió que envolviera la maleta.
He asked me to wrap the suitcase.
yo
Si envolviéramos los muebles, no se ensuciarían.
If we wrapped the furniture, they wouldn't get dirty.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form.
Correct: envolviéramos
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the vowel before the -ramos.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: envuelvo
Envolver is a stem-changing verb in the present tense, changing 'o' to 'ue' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: envolví
Envolver is regular in the preterite, but remember that the past participle is the irregular 'envuelto'.
Imperfect
yo: envolvía
Envolver is completely regular in the imperfect: envolvía, envolvías, envolvía, envolvíamos, envolvíais, envolvían.
Future
yo: envolveré
The future tense of envolver is regular: just add -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: envolvería
The conditional is regular: envolvería, envolverías, envolvería, envolveríamos, envolveríais, envolverían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: envuelva
The present subjunctive follows the 'yo' form of the present (envuelvo) and changes the ending to -a.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: envuelve
Use 'envuelve' for informal commands (tú) and 'envuelva' for formal ones (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no envuelvas
Negative commands for envolver always use the present subjunctive forms.