fabricar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
fabricar — to manufacture
The imperfect subjunctive of fabricar is regular: fabricara, fabricaras, fabricara, fabricáramos, fabricarais, fabricaran.
fabricar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical manufacturing scenarios or past requests, like 'If we manufactured cars, we would be rich.'
Notes on fabricar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Fabricar is regular in this tense. Remember that the 'nosotros' form always requires an accent on the vowel before the suffix (fabricáramos).
Example Sentences
Si fabricara mis propios muebles, ahorraría dinero.
If I manufactured my own furniture, I would save money.
yo
Me pidieron que fabricara una muestra.
They asked me to manufacture a sample.
él/ella/usted
Si fabricaran en España, los costes serían mayores.
If they manufactured in Spain, the costs would be higher.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent in 'fabricáramos'.
Correct: fabricáramos
Why: All 'nosotros' forms in the imperfect subjunctive are proparoxytone (esdrújulas) and need a written accent.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: fabrico
Fabricar is fully regular in the present tense: fabrico, fabricas, fabrica, fabricamos, fabricáis, fabrican.
Preterite
yo: fabriqué
Fabricar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'fabriqué'.
Imperfect
yo: fabricaba
The imperfect of fabricar is regular: fabricaba, fabricabas, fabricaba, fabricábamos, fabricabais, fabricaban.
Future
yo: fabricaré
The future of fabricar is regular: fabricaré, fabricarás, fabricará, fabricaremos, fabricaréis, fabricarán.
Conditional
yo: fabricaría
The conditional of fabricar is regular: fabricaría, fabricarías, fabricaría, fabricaríamos, fabricaríais, fabricarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: fabrique
Fabricar undergoes a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: fabrique, fabriques, fabrique, fabriquemos, fabriquéis, fabriquen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: fabrica
The imperative uses 'fabrica' (tú) and 'fabrique' (usted), with a spelling change in most forms.
Negative Imperative
yo: no fabriques
Negative commands always use the 'qu' spelling change: no fabriques, no fabrique, no fabriquemos, no fabriquen.