extrañar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
extrañar — to miss
The imperfect subjunctive of extrañar uses the -ra endings: extrañara, extrañaras, extrañara, extrañáramos, extrañarais, extrañaran.
extrañar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this in 'if' clauses (e.g., 'If I missed you, I would call') or after past-tense expressions of emotion.
Notes on extrañar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Extrañar is regular. Remember the accent on the 'nosotros' form: extrañáramos.
Example Sentences
Si extrañara mi casa, volvería.
If I missed my home, I would go back.
yo
Me sorprendió que nos extrañaras tan pronto.
It surprised me that you missed us so soon.
tú
Si extrañáramos el frío, viviríamos en Alaska.
If we missed the cold, we would live in Alaska.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the conditional in the 'if' clause.
Correct: Say 'Si extrañara...' instead of 'Si extrañaría...'.
Why: In Spanish, the 'if' part of a hypothetical sentence uses the imperfect subjunctive, never the conditional.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: extraño
The present tense of extrañar is completely regular: extraño, extrañas, extraña, extrañamos, extrañáis, extrañan.
Preterite
yo: extrañé
The preterite of extrañar is regular: extrañé, extrañaste, extrañó, extrañamos, extrañasteis, extrañaron.
Imperfect
yo: extrañaba
The imperfect of extrañar uses the standard -aba endings: extrañaba, extrañabas, extrañaba, extrañábamos, extrañabais, extrañaban.
Future
yo: extrañaré
The future tense of extrañar adds endings to the infinitive: extrañaré, extrañarás, extrañará, extrañaremos, extrañaréis, extrañarán.
Conditional
yo: extrañaría
The conditional of extrañar is regular: extrañaría, extrañarías, extrañaría, extrañaríamos, extrañaríais, extrañarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: extrañe
The present subjunctive of extrañar flips the vowel to 'e': extrañe, extrañes, extrañe, extrañemos, extrañéis, extrañen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: extraña
The affirmative imperative of extrañar uses extraña (tú) and extrañe (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no extrañes
The negative imperative of extrañar uses the present subjunctive: no extrañes, no extrañe, no extrañemos, no extrañéis, no extrañen.