irritar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
irritar — to annoy
The imperfect subjunctive of irritar has two forms for each person: irritara/irritase, irritaras/irritases, etc.
irritar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is used for hypothetical situations, wishes, doubts, or emotions in the past. It's common in 'if' clauses or when talking about something that might have happened but didn't, or something you wanted to happen.
Notes on irritar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Irritar is a regular -ar verb, so its imperfect subjunctive forms are regular. You can use either the -ra or -se ending; they are interchangeable.
Example Sentences
Si irritara el ambiente, nos habríamos ido.
If he annoyed the atmosphere, we would have left.
él/ella/usted
Ojalá no nos irritaras con tus chistes.
I wish you wouldn't annoy us with your jokes.
tú
Era importante que no se irritaran entre ellos.
It was important that they didn't annoy each other.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Quería que no me irritases con tus preguntas.
I wanted you not to annoy me with your questions.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite instead of the imperfect subjunctive.
Correct: For past hypotheticals or wishes, use 'irritara' or 'irritase', not 'irritó'.
Why: The subjunctive mood is needed for non-factual or hypothetical situations.
Mistake: Confusing the -ra and -se forms.
Correct: Both 'irritara' and 'irritase' are correct for the imperfect subjunctive.
Why: While regional preferences exist, they are grammatically interchangeable in most contexts.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: irrito
The present tense of irritar is regular: irrito, irritas, irrita, irritamos, irritáis, irritan.
Preterite
yo: irrité
The preterite of irritar is regular: irrité, irritaste, irritó, irritamos, irritasteis, irritaron.
Imperfect
yo: irritaba
The imperfect of irritar is regular: irritaba, irritabas, irritaba, irritábamos, irritabais, irritaban.
Future
yo: irritaré
The future tense of irritar is regular: irritaré, irritarás, irritará, irritaremos, irritaréis, irritarán.
Conditional
yo: irritaría
The conditional of irritar is regular: irritaría, irritarías, irritaría, irritaríamos, irritaríais, irritarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: irrite
The present subjunctive of irritar is: irrite, irrites, irritemos, irritéis, irriten.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: irrita
The imperative of irritar has regular commands: irrita, irrite, irriten, irritad, irritemos.
Negative Imperative
yo: no irrites
Negative commands for irritar use the present subjunctive: no irrites, no irrite, no irriten, no irritéis, no irritemos.