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escribir Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation

escribirto write

A1regular (with an irregular past participle) -ir★★★★★
Quick answer:

The imperfect subjunctive of escribir is built from the 'ellos' preterite: escribiera, escribieras, escribiera, escribiéramos, escribierais, escribieran.

escribir Imperfect Subjunctive Forms

yoescribiera
escribieras
él/ella/ustedescribiera
nosotrosescribiéramos
vosotrosescribierais
ellos/ellas/ustedesescribieran

When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive

Use this for hypothetical situations ('If I wrote...') or when a past emotion triggered a need for someone to write something.

Notes on escribir in the Imperfect Subjunctive

Escribir is regular here. It uses the stem 'escribier-' (derived from 'escribieron').

Example Sentences

  • Si yo escribiera un blog, sería sobre viajes.

    If I wrote a blog, it would be about travel.

    yo

  • Me pidió que escribiera mi dirección.

    He asked me to write my address.

    yo

  • Si escribierais más, mejoraríais vuestro español.

    If you all wrote more, you would improve your Spanish.

    vosotros

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Using 'escribara' instead of 'escribiera'.

    Correct: The stem must come from the preterite 'escribieron', resulting in 'escribiera'.

    Why: Learners sometimes try to use -ar endings for -ir verbs in the subjunctive.

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