importar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
importar — to matter
The imperfect subjunctive of importar is regular: importara, importaras, importara, importáramos, importarais, importaran.
importar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this tense in hypothetical 'if' clauses or when the main verb is in the past and triggers the subjunctive (e.g., 'I wanted it to matter').
Notes on importar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Importar is regular, derived from the third person plural preterite (importaron).
Example Sentences
Si te importara, estarías aquí.
If you cared (if it mattered to you), you would be here.
él/ella/usted
Me gustaría que les importaran los animales.
I would like for them to care about animals.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Dudaba que nos importara el plan.
I doubted the plan mattered to us.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on importáramos.
Correct: Add an accent to the 'á'.
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always has an accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: importo
The present tense of importar is regular: importo, importas, importa, importamos, importáis, importan.
Preterite
yo: importé
The preterite of importar is regular: importé, importaste, importó, importamos, importasteis, importaron.
Imperfect
yo: importaba
The imperfect of importar follows the regular -aba pattern: importaba, importabas, importaba, importábamos, importabais, importaban.
Future
yo: importaré
The future of importar is regular, adding endings to the infinitive: importaré, importarás, importará, importaremos, importaréis, importarán.
Conditional
yo: importaría
The conditional of importar is regular: importaría, importarías, importaría, importaríamos, importaríais, importarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: importe
The present subjunctive of importar uses -e endings: importe, importes, importe, importemos, importéis, importen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: importa
The imperative of importar is rarely used for 'mattering' but follows regular rules: importa, importe, importemos, importad, importen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no importes
The negative imperative of importar uses present subjunctive forms: no importes, no importe, no importemos, no importéis, no importen.