esparcir Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
esparcir — to scatter
The imperfect subjunctive of esparcir is regular, based on the third-person plural preterite: esparciera, esparcieras, esparciera...
esparcir Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations (like 'If I scattered...') or when a past request or wish involved spreading or scattering something.
Notes on esparcir in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular for esparcir. It follows the standard -ir verb pattern using the 'esparcier-' stem.
Example Sentences
Si esparciera más flores, el jardín se vería mejor.
If I scattered more flowers, the garden would look better.
yo
Me pidieron que esparciera las cenizas en el mar.
They asked me to scatter the ashes in the sea.
él/ella/usted
Si esparcierais la sal, el hielo se derretiría.
If you all scattered the salt, the ice would melt.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: esparzara
Correct: esparciera
Why: Learners often try to carry the 'z' from the present subjunctive into the imperfect subjunctive, but this tense uses the 'c' because the vowel following it is 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: esparzo
The present tense is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes 'c' to 'z': esparzo.
Preterite
yo: esparcí
The preterite of esparcir is regular: esparcí, esparciste, esparció, esparcimos, esparcisteis, esparcieron.
Imperfect
yo: esparcía
The imperfect of esparcir is regular: esparcía, esparcías, esparcía, esparcíamos, esparcíais, esparcían.
Future
yo: esparciré
The future tense of esparcir is regular: esparciré, esparcirás, esparcirá, esparciremos, esparciréis, esparcirán.
Conditional
yo: esparciría
The conditional of esparcir is regular: esparciría, esparcirías, esparciría, esparciríamos, esparciríais, esparcirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: esparza
The present subjunctive of esparcir changes the 'c' to 'z' in all forms: esparza, esparzas, esparza, esparzamos, esparzáis, esparzan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: esparce
The imperative uses 'esparce' for tú and 'esparza' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no esparzas
Negative commands always use the 'z' spelling change: no esparzas, no esparza, no esparzamos...