meterse Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
meterse — to go into
The imperfect subjunctive of meterse uses the preterite stem: me metiera, te metieras, se metiera, nos metiéramos, os metierais, se metieran.
meterse Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations (often after 'si') or past requests regarding someone entering or getting involved in something.
Notes on meterse in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Meterse is regular. The stem comes from the third-person plural preterite (metieron), dropping the -on and adding -a, -as, -a, etc.
Example Sentences
Si me metiera en el agua, tendría frío.
If I were to go into the water, I would be cold.
yo
Me pidió que no me metiera en su vida.
He asked me not to meddle in (go into) his life.
yo
Si se metieran en el equipo, ganaríamos.
If they joined (went into) the team, we would win.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on nosotros: 'nos metieramos'.
Correct: nos metiéramos
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always carries an accent on the vowel before the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me meto
Meterse is a regular -er reflexive verb in the present: me meto, te metes, se mete, nos metemos, os metéis, se meten.
Preterite
yo: me metí
The preterite of meterse is regular: me metí, te metiste, se metió, nos metimos, os metisteis, se metieron.
Imperfect
yo: me metía
The imperfect of meterse uses regular -er endings: me metía, te metías, se metía, nos metíamos, os metíais, se metían.
Future
yo: me meteré
The future of meterse adds endings to the full infinitive: me meteré, te meterás, se meterá, nos meteremos, os meteréis, se meterán.
Conditional
yo: me metería
The conditional of meterse is formed by adding -ía endings to the infinitive: me metería, te meterías, se metería, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: me meta
The present subjunctive of meterse uses -a endings: me meta, te metas, se meta, nos metamos, os metáis, se metan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: métete
The affirmative imperative of meterse attaches pronouns to the end: métete, métase, metámonos, meteos, métanse.
Negative Imperative
yo: no te metas
The negative imperative of meterse uses the present subjunctive: no te metas, no se meta, no nos metamos, no os metáis, no se metan.