marcharse Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
marcharse — to leave
The imperfect subjunctive uses the -ra endings: me marchara, te marcharas, se marchara, etc.
marcharse Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for past-tense triggers of doubt/emotion, or in 'if' clauses (e.g., 'If I left...').
Notes on marcharse in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Regularly derived from the 3rd person plural preterite (marcharon), dropping the -on and adding -a, -as, -a, etc.
Example Sentences
Si me marchara ahora, llegaría a tiempo.
If I left now, I would arrive on time.
yo
Fue una pena que se marcharan tan pronto.
It was a shame that they left so soon.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Me pidió que no me marchara.
He asked me not to leave.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'nosotros' form: nos marcharamos.
Correct: nos marcháramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always has an accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me marcho
The present tense of marcharse is regular: me marcho, te marchas, se marcha, nos marchamos, os marcháis, se marchan.
Preterite
yo: me marché
The preterite of marcharse is regular: me marché, te marchaste, se marchó, nos marchamos, os marchasteis, se marcharon.
Imperfect
yo: me marchaba
The imperfect of marcharse uses the -aba endings: me marchaba, te marchabas, se marchaba, etc.
Future
yo: me marcharé
The future tense is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: me marcharé, te marcharás, se marchará, etc.
Conditional
yo: me marcharía
The conditional uses the infinitive as a base: me marcharía, te marcharías, se marcharía, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: me marche
The present subjunctive changes the -a to -e: me marche, te marches, se marche, etc.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: márchate
The imperative for marcharse: márchate, márchese, marchémonos, marchaos, márchense.
Negative Imperative
yo: no te marches
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no te marches, no se marche, no nos marchemos, etc.