fastidiar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
fastidiar — to annoy
Use imperfect subjunctive forms like 'fastidiara' or 'fastidiarais' for past hypotheticals or wishes.
fastidiar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive is used for hypothetical situations, wishes, doubts, or emotions in the past. If you're talking about how someone *would have been* annoyed or how you *wished* someone *wouldn't* annoy you in the past, you'd use this tense.
Notes on fastidiar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Fastidiar is regular in the imperfect subjunctive. You take the stem from the preterite (fastidi-) and add the appropriate endings (-ara, -aras, -ara, -áramos, -arais, -aran). Both -ra and -se forms are correct, but -ra is more common.
Example Sentences
Si supieras cuánto me fastidiara, no lo habrías hecho.
If you knew how much it would annoy me, you wouldn't have done it.
yo
Me molestó que me fastidiaran tanto.
It bothered me that they annoyed me so much.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Yo esperaba que tú no te fastidiaras con mi plan.
I hoped you wouldn't get annoyed with my plan.
tú
Ojalá usted no se fastidiara por eso.
I wish you wouldn't get annoyed by that.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing imperfect subjunctive with preterite or imperfect indicative.
Correct: Use 'fastidiara' for a past hypothetical, not 'fastidió' (completed action) or 'fastidiaba' (ongoing/habitual past).
Why: The subjunctive mood is for non-factual or uncertain situations, while the indicative is for facts.
Mistake: Using the -se ending when -ra is more common.
Correct: While 'fastidiase' is technically correct, 'fastidiara' is generally preferred in everyday speech.
Why: Regional and stylistic preferences favor the -ra forms for the imperfect subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: fastidio
The present tense of fastidiar is regular: fastidio, fastidias, fastidia, fastidiamos, fastidiáis, fastidian.
Preterite
yo: fastidié
The preterite of fastidiar is regular: fastidié, fastidiaste, fastidió, fastidiamos, fastidiasteis, fastidiaron.
Imperfect
yo: fastidiaba
The imperfect of fastidiar is regular: fastidiaba, fastidiabas, fastidiaba, fastidiábamos, fastidiabais, fastidiaban.
Future
yo: fastidiaré
The future tense of fastidiar is regular: fastidiaré, fastidiarás, fastidiará, fastidiaremos, fastidiaréis, fastidiarán.
Conditional
yo: fastidiaría
The conditional of fastidiar is regular: fastidiaría, fastidiarías, fastidiaría, fastidiaríamos, fastidiaríais, fastidiarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: fastidie
Use present subjunctive forms like 'fastidie' (yo/él/ella/usted) and 'fastidien' (ellos/ellas/ustedes) after expressions of doubt, emotion, or desire.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: fastidia
Use imperative forms like fastidia (tú) and fastidien (ustedes) for direct commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no fastidies
Negative commands like 'no fastidies' (tú) use the present subjunctive with 'no'.