intuir Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
intuir — to sense
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'y' from the preterite: intuyera, intuyeras, intuyera, intuyéramos, intuyerais, intuyeran.
intuir Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypotheticals (if I sensed...) or when the main verb is in the past and expresses doubt or emotion.
Notes on intuir in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is based on the third-person plural preterite (intuyeron), so the 'y' remains in every form.
Example Sentences
Si yo intuyera algo malo, te lo diría.
If I sensed something bad, I would tell you.
yo
Me gustaría que ellos intuyeran la verdad.
I would like them to sense the truth.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Fue una pena que no intuyeras el problema.
It was a shame that you didn't sense the problem.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'intuiera'.
Correct: intuyera
Why: It must follow the preterite stem which uses a 'y'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: intuyo
The present of intuir changes the 'i' to 'y' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: intuyo, intuyes, intuye, intuimos, intuís, intuyen.
Preterite
yo: intuí
In the preterite, intuir changes 'i' to 'y' in the third person forms: intuí, intuiste, intuyó, intuimos, intuisteis, intuyeron.
Imperfect
yo: intuía
The imperfect of intuir is regular for -ir verbs: intuía, intuías, intuía, intuíamos, intuíais, intuían.
Future
yo: intuiré
The future of intuir is regular: intuiré, intuirás, intuirá, intuiremos, intuiréis, intuirán.
Conditional
yo: intuiría
The conditional of intuir is regular: intuiría, intuirías, intuiría, intuiríamos, intuiríais, intuirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: intuya
The present subjunctive uses a 'y' in all forms: intuya, intuyas, intuya, intuyamos, intuyáis, intuyan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: intuye
The imperative uses 'y' for most commands: intuye (tú), intuya (usted), intuyamos (nosotros), intuid (vosotros), intuyan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no intuyas
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive: no intuyas, no intuya, no intuyamos, no intuyáis, no intuyan.