fluir Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
fluir — to flow
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'fluy-' stem: fluyera, fluyeras, fluyera, fluyéramos, fluyerais, fluyeran.
fluir Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical 'if' scenarios or when expressing past emotions and doubts about how something was flowing.
Notes on fluir in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Like the preterite 3rd person, this tense uses the 'y' spelling change throughout all its forms.
Example Sentences
Si el tráfico fluyera mejor, llegaríamos antes.
If traffic flowed better, we would arrive sooner.
él/ella/usted
Me gustaría que nuestras conversaciones fluyeran más.
I would like our conversations to flow more.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si nosotros fluyéramos con los cambios, seríamos más felices.
If we flowed with the changes, we would be happier.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'nosotros' form: 'fluyeramos'.
Correct: fluyéramos
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires a written accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: fluyo
The present tense adds a 'y' to most forms: fluyo, fluyes, fluye, fluimos, fluís, fluyen.
Preterite
yo: fluí
In the preterite, fluir changes 'i' to 'y' in the third person: fluí, fluiste, fluyó, fluimos, fluisteis, fluyeron.
Imperfect
yo: fluía
The imperfect of fluir is regular: fluía, fluías, fluía, fluíamos, fluíais, fluían.
Future
yo: fluiré
The future tense is regular for fluir: fluiré, fluirás, fluirá, fluiremos, fluiréis, fluirán.
Conditional
yo: fluiría
The conditional is regular for fluir: fluiría, fluirías, fluiría, fluiríamos, fluiríais, fluirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: fluya
The present subjunctive of fluir features a 'y' spelling change: fluya, fluyas, fluya, fluyamos, fluyáis, fluyan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: fluye
The imperative uses 'y' in most forms: fluye (tú), fluya (usted), fluyamos (nosotros), fluid (vosotros), fluyan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no fluyas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no fluyas, no fluya, no fluyamos, no fluyáis, no fluyan.