erradicar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
erradicar — to eradicate
The imperfect subjunctive of erradicar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: erradicara, erradicaras, erradicara, erradicáramos, erradicarais, erradicaran.
erradicar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past requests regarding the elimination of something, often after 'si' (if) or 'quería que'.
Notes on erradicar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
The spelling change seen in the preterite 'yo' form does not apply here because the endings start with 'a', allowing the 'c' to keep its hard sound.
Example Sentences
Si erradicaran la corrupción, el país mejoraría.
If they eradicated corruption, the country would improve.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
El médico quería que erradicáramos el azúcar de la dieta.
The doctor wanted us to eradicate sugar from our diet.
nosotros
Ojalá se erradicara esa enfermedad.
I wish that disease were eradicated.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: erradiquara
Correct: erradicara
Why: Learners often over-apply the 'qu' change. Since the vowel is 'a', the 'c' already sounds like a 'k'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: erradico
Erradicar is completely regular in the present tense: erradico, erradicas, erradica, erradicamos, erradicáis, erradican.
Preterite
yo: erradiqué
Erradicar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: erradiqué, erradicaste, erradicó, erradicamos, erradicasteis, erradicaron.
Imperfect
yo: erradicaba
The imperfect of erradicar is regular: erradicaba, erradicabas, erradicaba, erradicábamos, erradicabais, erradicaban.
Future
yo: erradicaré
The future of erradicar is regular: erradicaré, erradicarás, erradicará, erradicaremos, erradicaréis, erradicarán.
Conditional
yo: erradicaría
The conditional of erradicar is regular: erradicaría, erradicarías, erradicaría, erradicaríamos, erradicaríais, erradicarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: erradique
Erradicar has a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all persons: erradique, erradiques, erradique, erradiquemos, erradiquéis, erradiquen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: erradica
The imperative uses regular -ar endings for 'tú' (erradica) and 'vosotros' (erradicad), but the spelling change 'qu' for others.
Negative Imperative
yo: no erradiques
All negative commands for erradicar use the 'qu' spelling change: no erradiques, no erradique, no erradiquemos, no erradiquéis, no erradiquen.