errar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
errar — to miss
The imperfect subjunctive of errar is regular and based on the preterite stem: errara, erraras, errara...
errar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations (if I were to miss) or past requests/doubts about making a mistake.
Notes on errar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Errar is regular here. Do not use the 'ye' stem change in this tense.
Example Sentences
Si yo errara el golpe, perderíamos.
If I were to miss the hit, we would lose.
yo
Me dio miedo que erraras la dirección.
I was afraid you might get the address wrong.
tú
Ojalá no erráramos el cálculo.
I wish we hadn't missed the calculation.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'yerrara'.
Correct: The correct form is 'errara'.
Why: The imperfect subjunctive is built from the third-person plural of the preterite (erraron), which is regular.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: yerro
The present tense of errar is irregular, changing the 'e' to 'ye' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: erré
The preterite of errar is completely regular: erré, erraste, erró, erramos, errasteis, erraron.
Imperfect
yo: erraba
The imperfect of errar is regular: erraba, errabas, erraba, errábamos, errabais, erraban.
Future
yo: erraré
The future tense of errar is regular: erraré, errarás, errará, erraremos, erraréis, errarán.
Conditional
yo: erraría
The conditional of errar is regular: erraría, errarías, erraría, erraríamos, erraríais, errarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: yerre
The present subjunctive of errar follows the 'ye' stem change: yerre, yerres, yerre, erremos, erréis, yerren.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: yerra
The imperative uses 'yerra' (tú) and 'yerre' (usted), keeping the 'ye' stem change.
Negative Imperative
yo: no yerres
The negative imperative uses 'no yerres' (tú) and 'no yerren' (ustedes), based on the subjunctive.