imaginar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
imaginar — to imagine
The imperfect subjunctive of imaginar uses the -ara stem: imaginara, imaginaras, imaginara, imagináramos, imaginararais, imaginaran.
imaginar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this in 'if' clauses (e.g., 'If I imagined...') or when a past action triggers the subjunctive mood regarding an imagination.
Notes on imaginar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Imaginar is regular here. The stem comes from the third-person plural preterite 'imaginaron' minus the 'on'.
Example Sentences
Si yo imaginara el futuro, sería más feliz.
If I imagined the future, I would be happier.
yo
Le pedí que imaginara una historia corta.
I asked him to imagine a short story.
él/ella/usted
Si nosotros imagináramos el peligro, no iríamos.
If we imagined the danger, we wouldn't go.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: imaginariamos (without accent)
Correct: imagináramos
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the vowel before the 'ramos'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: imagino
Imaginar is regular in the present: imagino, imaginas, imagina, imaginamos, imagináis, imaginan.
Preterite
yo: imaginé
Imaginar is regular in the preterite: imaginé, imaginaste, imaginó, imaginamos, imaginasteis, imaginaron.
Imperfect
yo: imaginaba
The imperfect of imaginar uses the standard -aba endings: imaginaba, imaginabas, imaginaba, imaginábamos, imaginabais, imaginaban.
Future
yo: imaginaré
The future of imaginar is regular: imaginaré, imaginarás, imaginará, imaginaremos, imaginaréis, imaginarán.
Conditional
yo: imaginaría
The conditional of imaginar is regular: imaginaría, imaginarías, imaginaría, imaginaríamos, imaginaríais, imaginarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: imagine
The present subjunctive of imaginar swaps -a for -e: imagine, imagines, imagine, imaginemos, imaginéis, imaginen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: imagina
The imperative of imaginar uses imagina (tú) and imagine (usted) to give creative commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no imagines
The negative imperative of imaginar uses the present subjunctive forms: no imagines, no imagine, no imaginemos, no imaginéis, no imaginen.