marear Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
marear — to make dizzy
The imperfect subjunctive of marear uses -ra or -se endings: mareara, marearas, mareara, mareáramos, marearais, marearan.
marear Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use the imperfect subjunctive of marear in past hypothetical situations ('If it made me dizzy...') or to express wishes/doubts in the past. It often appears after 'si' (if) clauses.
Notes on marear in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Marear is regular in the imperfect subjunctive, forming the -ra and -se endings from the preterite stem.
Example Sentences
Si el barco se mareara tanto, no habría venido.
If the boat made me so dizzy, I wouldn't have come.
yo
Quería que no nos marearas con tus historias.
I wanted you not to annoy us with your stories.
tú
Dudaba que la película nos mareara.
I doubted the movie would make us dizzy.
Si ellos se marearan, les daríamos agua.
If they got dizzy, we would give them water.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect indicative instead of the imperfect subjunctive.
Correct: In hypothetical 'if' clauses referring to the past, use 'Si el viaje me mareara...' not 'Si el viaje me mareaba...'.
Why: The imperfect subjunctive is required for unreal or hypothetical conditions in the past.
Mistake: Confusing the -ra and -se forms.
Correct: Both 'mareara' and 'marease' are correct imperfect subjunctive forms. Choose one consistently.
Why: While both are grammatically correct, consistency is key. The -ra form is generally more common in spoken Spanish.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: mareo
The present indicative of marear is regular: mareo, mareas, marea, mareamos, mareáis, marean.
Preterite
yo: mareé
The preterite of marear is regular: mareé, mareaste, mareó, mareamos, mareasteis, marearon.
Imperfect
yo: mareaba
The imperfect of marear is regular: mareaba, mareabas, mareaba, mareábamos, mareabais, mareaban.
Future
yo: marearé
The future of marear is regular: marearé, marearás, mareará, marearemos, marearéis, marearán.
Conditional
yo: marearía
The conditional of marear is regular: marearía, marearías, marearía, marearíamos, marearíais, marearían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: maree
The present subjunctive of marear is regular: maree, marees, maree, mareemos, mareéis, mareen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: marea
The imperative of marear is regular: marea (tú), maree (usted), mareemos (nosotros), maread (vosotros), mareen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no marees
The negative imperative of marear uses the present subjunctive: no marees (tú), no maree (usted), no mareemos (nosotros), no mareéis (vosotros), no mareen (ustedes).