guiar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
guiar — to guide
The imperfect subjunctive of guiar is regular: guiara, guiaras, guiara, guiáramos, guiarais, guiaran.
guiar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for past doubts or hypothetical 'if' situations (e.g., 'If you guided me, I wouldn't get lost').
Notes on guiar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is formed from the 3rd person plural of the preterite (guiaron), making it regular in its construction.
Example Sentences
Si tú me guiaras, no me perdería.
If you guided me, I wouldn't get lost.
tú
Me gustaría que ellos nos guiaran.
I would like them to guide us.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Fue una pena que no nos guiáramos por el mapa.
It was a shame we didn't guide ourselves by the map.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'guíara' with an accent on the i.
Correct: guiara
Why: In the imperfect subjunctive, the stress naturally falls on the 'a' of the ending, so no accent is needed on the 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: guío
The present of guiar is irregular, adding an accent to the 'í' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: guie
The preterite of guiar is regular in its endings, but 'guie' and 'guio' no longer take accents in modern spelling.
Imperfect
yo: guiaba
The imperfect of guiar is completely regular: guiaba, guiabas, guiaba, guiábamos, guiabais, guiaban.
Future
yo: guiaré
The future of guiar is regular: guiaré, guiarás, guiará, guiaremos, guiaréis, guiarán.
Conditional
yo: guiaría
The conditional of guiar is regular: guiaría, guiarías, guiaría, guiaríamos, guiaríais, guiarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: guíe
The present subjunctive of guiar follows the present indicative's irregularity, adding an accent to 'í' in most forms.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: guía
The imperative of guiar uses 'guía' for tú and 'guíe' for usted.
Negative Imperative
yo: no guíes
The negative imperative of guiar uses the present subjunctive forms: no guíes, no guíe, no guiemos, no guíen.