largar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
largar — to let out
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the 'largaron' stem: largara, largaras, largara...
largar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past requests, like 'If I left now, I would arrive early' or 'I wanted him to let out the rope.'
Notes on largar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular based on the third-person plural preterite stem, so there is no special spelling change needed beyond the standard -ra endings.
Example Sentences
Si me largara ahora, no habría tráfico.
If I left now, there wouldn't be traffic.
yo
Me pidió que largara más cable.
He asked me to let out more cable.
él/ella/usted
Si ellos se largaran, estaríamos más tranquilos.
If they left, we would be more at peace.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'larguiera' instead of 'largara'.
Correct: largara
Why: Largar is an -ar verb; it follows the -ara pattern, not the -iera pattern used for -er/-ir verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: largo
Largar is completely regular in the present indicative: largo, largas, larga...
Preterite
yo: largué
The preterite is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'largué'.
Imperfect
yo: largaba
The imperfect of largar is regular: largaba, largabas, largaba...
Future
yo: largaré
The future tense is regular: add endings to the infinitive (largaré, largarás).
Conditional
yo: largaría
The conditional uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: largaría, largarías...
Present Subjunctive
yo: largue
The present subjunctive of largar requires a spelling change to 'largue' to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: larga
The imperative uses 'larga' (tú) and requires a spelling change for 'largue' (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no larges
The negative imperative always uses the 'gu' spelling change: no largues, no largue.