gemir Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
gemir — to moan
Gemir uses the 'gimie-' stem for all imperfect subjunctive forms: gimiera, gimieras, gimiera, gimiéramos, gimierais, gimieran.
gemir Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past emotions involving moaning, such as 'If the wind moaned any louder, I wouldn't sleep.'
Notes on gemir in the Imperfect Subjunctive
The stem change from 'e' to 'i' is consistent throughout this tense, derived from the third-person preterite 'gimieron'.
Example Sentences
Si el paciente gimiera, llame a la enfermera.
If the patient were to moan, call the nurse.
él/ella/usted
Me dio pena que ellos gimieran de frío.
It made me sad that they were moaning from the cold.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si gimiéramos menos, terminaríamos más rápido.
If we groaned less, we would finish faster.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: gemiera
Correct: gimiera
Why: The stem change to 'i' is mandatory in the imperfect subjunctive for this verb.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: gimo
Gemir is an e-i stem changer in the present: gimo, gimes, gime, gemimos, gemís, gimen.
Preterite
yo: gemí
Gemir is a 'slipper verb' in the preterite, changing 'e' to 'i' only in the third-person forms: gimió and gimieron.
Imperfect
yo: gemía
The imperfect of gemir is regular: gemía, gemías, gemía, gemíamos, gemíais, gemían.
Future
yo: gemiré
The future of gemir is regular: gemiré, gemirás, gemirá, gemiremos, gemiréis, gemirán.
Conditional
yo: gemiría
The conditional of gemir is regular: gemiría, gemirías, gemiría, gemiríamos, gemiríais, gemirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: gima
Gemir changes the 'e' to 'i' in all forms of the present subjunctive: gima, gimas, gima, gimamos, gimáis, giman.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: gime
Commands for gemir use the stem change 'i' except for the vosotros form: gime, gima, gimamos, gemid, giman.
Negative Imperative
yo: no gimas
Negative commands for gemir always use the 'i' stem: no gimas, no gima, no gimamos, no gimáis, no giman.