interrogar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
interrogar — to interrogate
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the third-person plural preterite: interrogara, interrogaras, interrogara, interrogáramos, interrogarais, interrogaran.
interrogar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past requests involving questioning, like 'If I were to interrogate him...'
Notes on interrogar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
It follows the regular -ar verb pattern for the imperfect subjunctive, based on the stem 'interrogar-'.
Example Sentences
Si lo interrogaran, diría la verdad.
If they interrogated him, he would tell the truth.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Me gustaría que nos interrogaras tú.
I would like for you to interrogate us.
tú
Fue necesario que el detective interrogara a la víctima.
It was necessary for the detective to interrogate the victim.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'nosotros' form: interrogáramos.
Correct: interrogáramos
Why: All 'nosotros' forms in the imperfect subjunctive require an accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: interrogo
The present tense of interrogar is completely regular: interrogo, interrogas, interroga, interrogamos, interrogáis, interrogan.
Preterite
yo: interrogué
The preterite has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: interrogué, interrogaste, interrogó, interrogamos, interrogasteis, interrogaron.
Imperfect
yo: interrogaba
The imperfect of interrogar is regular: interrogaba, interrogabas, interrogaba, interrogábamos, interrogabais, interrogaban.
Future
yo: interrogaré
The future tense is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: interrogaré, interrogarás, interrogará, interrogaremos, interrogaréis, interrogarán.
Conditional
yo: interrogaría
The conditional adds endings to the infinitive: interrogaría, interrogarías, interrogaría, interrogaríamos, interrogaríais, interrogarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: interrogue
The present subjunctive of interrogar changes 'g' to 'gu' in all forms: interrogue, interrogues, interrogue, interroguemos, interroguéis, interroguen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: interroga
The affirmative imperative uses 'interroga' (tú) and 'interrogue' (usted), with a spelling change in most forms.
Negative Imperative
yo: no interrogues
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no interrogues, no interrogue, no interroguemos, no interroguéis, no interroguen.