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necesitar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation

necesitarto need

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Quick answer:

The imperfect subjunctive of necesitar is regular: necesitara, necesitaras, necesitara, necesitáramos, necesitarais, necesitaran.

necesitar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms

yonecesitara
necesitaras
él/ella/ustednecesitara
nosotrosnecesitáramos
vosotrosnecesitarais
ellos/ellas/ustedesnecesitaran

When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive

Use this in 'if' clauses (hypotheticals) or when a past request/emotion triggered the subjunctive.

Notes on necesitar in the Imperfect Subjunctive

It follows the standard rule: take the 'ellos' preterite (necesitaron), drop 'on', and add endings.

Example Sentences

  • Si necesitara dinero, te lo pediría.

    If I needed money, I would ask you for it.

    yo

  • No creía que necesitaras mi ayuda.

    I didn't think you needed my help.

  • Fue una lástima que necesitáramos cancelar.

    It was a shame that we needed to cancel.

    nosotros

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form.

    Correct: necesitáramos

    Why: The nosotros form in the imperfect subjunctive always has an accent on the vowel before the 'ramos' ending.

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