llover Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
llover — to rain
The imperfect subjunctive of llover is lloviera or lloviese.
llover Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this in hypothetical 'if' clauses (If it rained...) or when expressing a past wish or doubt about the weather.
Notes on llover in the Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive is regular and based on the preterite stem 'llov-'.
Example Sentences
Si lloviera, no iríamos al parque.
If it rained, we wouldn't go to the park.
él/ella/usted
Quería que lloviera para las plantas.
I wanted it to rain for the plants.
él/ella/usted
Me sorprendió que lloviera tanto.
It surprised me that it rained so much.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'lluviera' with a 'u'.
Correct: Use 'lloviera'.
Why: Learners often confuse it with the noun 'lluvia', but the verb stem remains 'llov-'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: lluevo
The present tense of llover features an o-to-ue vowel change: llueve, llueven.
Preterite
yo: lloví
The preterite of llover is regular: llovió, llovieron.
Imperfect
yo: llovía
The imperfect of llover is regular: llovía, llovían.
Future
yo: lloveré
The future tense of llover is regular: lloverá, lloverán.
Conditional
yo: llovería
The conditional of llover is regular: llovería, lloverían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: llueva
The present subjunctive of llover uses the stem change 'ue': llueva, lluevan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: llueve
The imperative of llover (llueve, lluevan) is rare and used figuratively.
Negative Imperative
yo: no lluevas
The negative imperative of llover (no llueva) uses the present subjunctive.