inaugurar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
inaugurar — to open
The imperfect subjunctive of inaugurar has two forms: inaugurara/inaugurase and inauguraras/inaugurases, etc.
inaugurar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use the imperfect subjunctive of inaugurar for hypothetical situations in the past, or after expressions of doubt or desire that refer to the past.
Notes on inaugurar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Inaugurar is regular in the imperfect subjunctive. Both the -ra and -se endings are correct, though -ra is generally more common. For example, 'si yo inaugurara' or 'si yo inaugurase'.
Example Sentences
Si inaugurara la tienda antes, habríamos vendido más.
If I had opened the store earlier, we would have sold more.
yo
Dudaba que él inaugurara el proyecto a tiempo.
I doubted that he would open the project on time.
él/ella/usted
Ojalá inauguráramos el museo la semana que viene.
I wish we would open the museum next week.
nosotros
Me pidió que inaugurara la ceremonia.
He asked me to open the ceremony.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite or imperfect indicative instead of the imperfect subjunctive.
Correct: Use 'inaugurara' or 'inaugurase' after 'si' for hypotheticals, or after verbs of doubt/desire.
Why: The subjunctive mood is required for these specific contexts.
Mistake: Confusing the -ra and -se forms.
Correct: Both 'inaugurara' and 'inaugurase' are correct for the yo form.
Why: Spanish offers two sets of endings for the imperfect subjunctive, but they are interchangeable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: inauguro
The present tense of inaugurar is regular: inauguro, inauguras, inaugura, inauguramos, inauguráis, inauguran.
Preterite
yo: inauguré
The preterite of inaugurar is regular: inauguré, inauguraste, inauguró, inauguramos, inaugurasteis, inauguraron.
Imperfect
yo: inauguraba
The imperfect of inaugurar is regular: inauguraba, inaugurabas, inauguraba, inaugurábamos, inaugurabais, inauguraban.
Future
yo: inauguraré
The future tense of inaugurar is regular: inauguraré, inaugurarás, inaugurará, inauguraremos, inauguraréis, inaugurarán.
Conditional
yo: inauguraría
The conditional of inaugurar is regular: inauguraría, inaugurarías, inauguraría, inauguraríamos, inauguraríais, inaugurarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: inaugure
The present subjunctive of inaugurar is regular: inaugure, inaugures, inaugure, inauguremos, inauguréis, inauguren.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: inaugura
The imperative of inaugurar is mostly regular: inaugura, inaugure, inauguremos, inaugurad, inauguren.
Negative Imperative
yo: no inaugures
The negative imperative of inaugurar uses the present subjunctive: no inaugures, no inaugure, no inauguréis, no inauguren.