gruñir Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
gruñir — to growl
The imperfect subjunctive of gruñir drops the 'ie' before the ending: gruñera, gruñeras, gruñera, gruñéramos, gruñerais, gruñeran.
gruñir Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past emotions, like if you were afraid a bear might growl or if you wanted someone to stop grumbling yesterday.
Notes on gruñir in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This verb follows the 'ñ' spelling rule: because the 'ñ' already has a 'y' sound, the 'ie' usually found in -ir verbs (like 'sintiera') is simplified to just 'e'.
Example Sentences
Si el perro gruñera, yo correría.
If the dog growled, I would run.
él/ella/usted
Me molestaba que ellos gruñeran tanto.
It bothered me that they grumbled so much.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si nosotros gruñéramos, nos escucharían.
If we were to grumble, they would hear us.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'gruñiera'.
Correct: The correct form is 'gruñera'.
Why: Verbs ending in -ñir drop the 'i' in the 'ie' or 'io' diphthong because the 'ñ' sound absorbs it.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: gruño
Gruñir is regular in the present tense: gruño, gruñes, gruñe, gruñimos, gruñís, gruñen.
Preterite
yo: gruñí
Gruñir has a spelling change in the third person: gruñó and gruñeron (dropping the 'i').
Imperfect
yo: gruñía
The imperfect of gruñir is regular: gruñía, gruñías, gruñía, gruñíamos, gruñíais, gruñían.
Future
yo: gruñiré
The future of gruñir is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Conditional
yo: gruñiría
The conditional of gruñir is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: gruña
Gruñir uses the present subjunctive stem 'gruñ-' with -ir endings: gruña, gruñas, gruña, gruñamos, gruñáis, gruñan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: gruñe
The imperative forms for gruñir are: gruñe (tú), gruña (usted), gruñamos (nosotros), gruñid (vosotros), gruñan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no gruñas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no gruñas, no gruña, no gruñamos, no gruñáis, no gruñan.