excitar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
excitar — to stimulate
Use 'excitara' or 'excitase' (and forms) for past hypothetical or uncertain situations with 'excitar'.
excitar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is for hypothetical situations in the past, wishes, or things that were uncertain. Think of 'if' clauses: 'If I stimulated the economy...' or 'I wished you would stimulate the project...'.
Notes on excitar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Excitar is regular in the imperfect subjunctive. You can use either the -ra or -se endings (e.g., excitara/excitase, excitaras/excitases), though -ra is more common.
Example Sentences
Si yo excitara más el debate, quizás aprenderíamos algo.
If I stimulated the debate more, perhaps we would learn something.
yo
Ojalá él excitara su interés en la ciencia.
I wish he would stimulate his interest in science.
él/ella/usted
Nos pidió que excitáramos la investigación.
He asked us to stimulate the research.
nosotros
Dudaba que ellas excitaran la competencia.
I doubted that they would stimulate the competition.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect indicative instead of the imperfect subjunctive.
Correct: For hypothetical or uncertain past situations, use 'excitara' or 'excitase', not 'excitaba'.
Why: The imperfect subjunctive is specifically for these types of clauses, whereas the imperfect indicative describes ongoing or habitual past actions.
Mistake: Confusing the -ra and -se forms.
Correct: Both 'excitara' and 'excitase' are correct for the 'yo' form, but '-ra' is generally more common.
Why: While both are grammatically correct, regional and stylistic preferences often favor the '-ra' endings.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: excito
Use 'excito', 'excitas', 'excita', 'excitamos', 'excitáis', 'excitan' for current actions, habits, or general truths with 'excitar'.
Preterite
yo: excité
The preterite of 'excitar' is regular: excité, excitaste, excitó, excitamos, excitasteis, excitaron.
Imperfect
yo: excitaba
Use 'excitaba', 'excitabas', 'excitaba', 'excitábamos', 'excitabais', 'excitaban' for ongoing or habitual past actions with 'excitar'.
Future
yo: excitaré
Use 'excitaré', 'excitarás', 'excitará', 'excitaremos', 'excitaréis', 'excitarán' for future actions or probability with 'excitar'.
Conditional
yo: excitaría
Use 'excitaría', 'excitarías', 'excitaría', 'excitaríamos', 'excitaríais', 'excitarían' for hypotheticals ('would') or polite requests with 'excitar'.
Present Subjunctive
yo: excite
Use 'excite', 'excites', 'excitemos', 'exciten', 'excitéis' for wishes, doubts, emotions, and uncertainty with 'excitar'.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: excita
Use 'excita', 'excite', 'excitemos', 'exciten', 'excitad' for direct commands with 'excitar'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no excites
Use 'no excites', 'no excite', 'no excitemos', 'no exciten', 'no excitéis' for negative commands with 'excitar'.