esquiar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
esquiar — to ski
The imperfect subjunctive of esquiar is regular: esquiara, esquiaras, esquiara, esquiáramos, esquiarais, esquiaran.
esquiar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical 'if' situations (e.g., 'If I skied more...') or after past-tense verbs of emotion.
Notes on esquiar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular. It is formed from the third-person plural of the preterite (esquiaron).
Example Sentences
Si yo esquiara mejor, iría a las Olimpiadas.
If I skied better, I would go to the Olympics.
yo
Me gustaría que nosotros esquiáramos juntos.
I would like us to ski together.
nosotros
Si ellos esquiaran más, no tendrían miedo.
If they skied more, they wouldn't be afraid.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'nosotros' form.
Correct: esquiáramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always has an accent on the vowel before the '-ramos'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: esquío
Esquiar follows a specific accentuation pattern: esquío, esquías, esquía, esquiamos, esquiáis, esquían.
Preterite
yo: esquié
The preterite of esquiar is regular: esquié, esquiaste, esquió, esquiamos, esquiasteis, esquiaron.
Imperfect
yo: esquiaba
The imperfect of esquiar is regular: esquiaba, esquiabas, esquiaba, esquiábamos, esquiabais, esquiaban.
Future
yo: esquiaré
The future of esquiar is regular: esquiaré, esquiarás, esquiará, esquiaremos, esquiaréis, esquiarán.
Conditional
yo: esquiaría
The conditional of esquiar is regular: esquiaría, esquiarías, esquiaría, esquiaríamos, esquiaríais, esquiarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: esquíe
The present subjunctive of esquiar follows the accent pattern: esquíe, esquíes, esquíe, esquiemos, esquiéis, esquíen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: esquía
The imperative of esquiar uses the accent on the 'í' for most commands: esquía, esquíe, esquiemos, esquiad, esquíen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no esquíes
The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no esquíes, no esquíe, no esquiemos, no esquiéis, no esquíen.