graduar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
graduar — to graduate
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the preterite stem: graduara, graduaras, graduara, graduáramos, graduarais, graduaran.
graduar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations (like 'if I graduated') or when the trigger for the subjunctive happened in the past.
Notes on graduar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular for graduar. Note the accent on the nosotros form: graduáramos.
Example Sentences
Si me graduara hoy, estaría muy feliz.
If I graduated today, I would be very happy.
yo
Mis padres querían que él se graduara en medicina.
My parents wanted him to graduate in medicine.
él/ella/usted
Si graduáramos mejor la lente, veríamos bien.
If we adjusted the lens better, we would see well.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent in the nosotros form.
Correct: graduáramos
Why: The stress in the nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always falls on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: gradúo
The present of graduar features an accent shift on the 'u': gradúo, gradúas, gradúa, graduamos, graduáis, gradúan.
Preterite
yo: gradué
The preterite of graduar is regular: gradué, graduaste, graduó, graduamos, graduasteis, graduaron.
Imperfect
yo: graduaba
The imperfect of graduar is regular: graduaba, graduabas, graduaba, graduábamos, graduabais, graduaban.
Future
yo: graduaré
The future of graduar is regular: graduaré, graduarás, graduará, graduaremos, graduaréis, graduarán.
Conditional
yo: graduaría
The conditional of graduar is regular: graduaría, graduarías, graduaría, graduaríamos, graduaríais, graduarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: gradúe
The present subjunctive of graduar adds an accent to the 'u' in most forms: gradúe, gradúes, gradúe, graduemos, graduéis, gradúen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: gradúa
The imperative of graduar uses the accent shift in singular and plural 'usted' forms: gradúa, gradúe, graduemos, graduad, gradúen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no gradúes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no gradúes, no gradúe, no graduemos, no graduéis, no gradúen.