interesar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
interesar — to interest
The imperfect subjunctive of interesar uses the preterite stem: interesara, interesaras, interesara, interesáramos, interesarais, interesaran.
interesar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations (often with 'si') or after past verbs expressing emotion or desire about an interest.
Notes on interesar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Interesar is regular. The forms are derived from the 3rd person plural preterite 'interesaron'.
Example Sentences
Si me interesara el arte, iría al museo.
If I were interested in art, I would go to the museum.
yo
Ella quería que tú te interesaras por el proyecto.
She wanted you to take an interest in the project.
tú
No creía que nos interesáramos tanto.
He didn't think we would be so interested.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: interesara (without accent for nosotros)
Correct: interesáramos
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: intereso
The present of interesar is regular: intereso, interesas, interesa, interesamos, interesáis, interesan.
Preterite
yo: interesé
The preterite of interesar is regular: interesé, interesaste, interesó, interesamos, interesasteis, interesaron.
Imperfect
yo: interesaba
The imperfect of interesar follows regular -ar patterns: interesaba, interesabas, interesaba, interesábamos, interesabais, interesaban.
Future
yo: interesaré
The future of interesar is regular, adding endings to the infinitive: interesaré, interesarás, interesará...
Conditional
yo: interesaría
The conditional of interesar is regular: interesaría, interesarías, interesaría, interesaríamos, interesaríais, interesarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: interese
The present subjunctive of interesar uses -e endings: interese, intereses, interese, interesemos, intereséis, interesen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: interesa
The imperative of interesar uses standard commands: interesa, interese, interesemos, interesad, interesen.
Negative Imperative
yo: intereses
The negative imperative of interesar uses the present subjunctive: no intereses, no interese, no interesemos, no intereséis, no interesen.