incluir Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
incluir — to include
The imperfect subjunctive of incluir uses the 'y' from the preterite: incluyera, incluyeras, incluyera, incluyéramos...
incluir Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations, like 'Si incluyeras...' (If you were to include...).
Notes on incluir in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is formed from the third-person plural preterite (incluyeron), keeping the 'y' throughout.
Example Sentences
Si el viaje incluyera vuelos, lo compraría.
If the trip included flights, I would buy it.
él/ella/usted
Me gustaría que nos incluyeran en el grupo.
I would like them to include us in the group.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si incluyéramos este gasto, perderíamos dinero.
If we included this expense, we would lose money.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: incluira
Correct: incluyera
Why: The 'y' from the preterite stem is mandatory in the imperfect subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: incluyo
The present tense of incluir is irregular, adding a 'y' before endings: incluyo, incluyes, incluye, incluyen.
Preterite
yo: incluí
In the preterite, incluir changes 'i' to 'y' in the third-person forms: incluyó and incluyeron.
Imperfect
yo: incluía
The imperfect of incluir is regular: incluía, incluías, incluía, incluíamos, incluíais, incluían.
Future
yo: incluiré
The future tense of incluir is regular: incluiré, incluirás, incluirá, incluiremos, incluiréis, incluirán.
Conditional
yo: incluiría
The conditional of incluir is regular: incluiría, incluirías, incluiría, incluiríamos, incluiríais, incluirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: incluya
The present subjunctive of incluir uses the 'y' stem: incluya, incluyas, incluya, incluyamos, incluyáis, incluyan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: incluye
Give commands to include something: incluye (tú), incluya (usted), incluyamos (nosotros), incluyan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no incluyas
To tell someone NOT to include something: no incluyas (tú), no incluya (usted), no incluyan (ustedes).