nevar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
nevar — to snow
The imperfect subjunctive of nevar uses the -ra or -se endings: nevara, nevaras, nevara, neváramos, nevarais, nevaran.
nevar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical weather situations or after past-tense expressions of desire or doubt, like 'If it snowed, we wouldn't go out'.
Notes on nevar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Nevar is regular in the imperfect subjunctive; it does NOT have the stem change seen in the present tense.
Example Sentences
Si nevara, iríamos a esquiar.
If it snowed, we would go skiing.
él/ella/usted
Quería que nevara en Navidad.
I wanted it to snow at Christmas.
él/ella/usted
No creía que nevaran tres días seguidos.
I didn't think it would snow for three days in a row.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'nievara' with a stem change.
Correct: nevara
Why: The e to ie stem change only happens in the present tenses; the imperfect subjunctive is based on the preterite stem, which is regular.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form 'neváramos'.
Correct: neváramos
Why: All nosotros forms in the imperfect subjunctive require a written accent on the third-to-last syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: nievo
Nevar has an e to ie stem change in the present: nievo, nievas, nieva, nevamos, neváis, nievan.
Preterite
yo: nevé
The preterite of nevar is regular: nevé, nevaste, nevó, nevamos, nevasteis, nevaron.
Imperfect
yo: nevaba
The imperfect of nevar is regular: nevaba, nevabas, nevaba, nevábamos, nevabais, nevaban.
Future
yo: nevaré
The future of nevar is regular: nevaré, nevarás, nevará, nevaremos, nevaréis, nevarán.
Conditional
yo: nevaría
The conditional of nevar is regular: nevaría, nevarías, nevaría, nevaríamos, nevaríais, nevarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: nieve
Nevar undergoes an e to ie stem change in the present subjunctive: nieve, nieves, nieve, nevemos, nevéis, nieven.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: nieva
The imperative of nevar is rarely used as it's a weather verb, but follows the e to ie change: nieva, nieve, nevemos, nevad, nieven.
Negative Imperative
yo: no nieves
The negative imperative of nevar uses the present subjunctive forms: no nieves, no nieve, no nevemos, no nevéis, no nieven.