evocar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
evocar — to evoke
The imperfect subjunctive of evocar is regular: evocara, evocaras, evocara, evocáramos, evocarais, evocaran.
evocar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past emotions regarding an evoke action, like 'If that smell evoked my childhood, I would be happy.'
Notes on evocar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular for evocar. It is built from the third-person plural preterite (evocaron) by removing the -ron.
Example Sentences
Si esa pintura evocara el mar, me gustaría más.
If that painting evoked the sea, I would like it more.
él/ella/usted
Me gustaría que evocaras tus viajes por Europa.
I would like you to evoke (reminisce about) your trips through Europe.
tú
Si evocáramos el pasado, entenderíamos el presente.
If we evoked the past, we would understand the present.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent mark on the 'nosotros' form.
Correct: evocáramos
Why: All 'nosotros' forms in the imperfect subjunctive require an accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: evoco
The present tense of evocar is completely regular: evoco, evocas, evoca, evocamos, evocáis, evocan.
Preterite
yo: evoqué
The preterite of evocar has a spelling change in the first person (yo evoqué), but is otherwise regular.
Imperfect
yo: evocaba
The imperfect of evocar is regular: evocaba, evocabas, evocaba, evocábamos, evocabais, evocaban.
Future
yo: evocaré
The future tense of evocar is regular: evocaré, evocarás, evocará, evocaremos, evocaréis, evocarán.
Conditional
yo: evocaría
The conditional of evocar is regular: evocaría, evocarías, evocaría, evocaríamos, evocaríais, evocarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: evoque
The present subjunctive of evocar requires a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms (evoque, evoques, etc.).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: evoca
The imperative of evocar uses the 'c' to 'qu' change for formal and plural commands (evoque, evoquen).
Negative Imperative
yo: no evoques
The negative imperative of evocar always uses the spelling change 'qu' (no evoques, no evoque, etc.).