ordenar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
ordenar — to arrange
The imperfect subjunctive of ordenar is: ordenara, ordenaras, ordenara, ordenáramos, ordenarais, ordenaran.
ordenar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this in 'if' clauses (hypotheticals) or when someone in the past wanted you to organize something.
Notes on ordenar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
It follows the regular pattern derived from the preterite 'ellos' form (ordenaron).
Example Sentences
Si ordenaras tu cuarto, encontrarías tus llaves.
If you organized your room, you would find your keys.
tú
Me pidió que ordenara los papeles.
He asked me to arrange the papers.
yo
Sería mejor que ordenáramos el salón ahora.
It would be better if we tidied the living room now.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form: ordenaramos.
Correct: ordenáramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always has an accent on the vowel before the 'r'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: ordeno
The present of ordenar is regular: ordeno, ordenas, ordena, ordenamos, ordenáis, ordenan.
Preterite
yo: ordené
The preterite of ordenar is regular: ordené, ordenaste, ordenó, ordenamos, ordenasteis, ordenaron.
Imperfect
yo: ordenaba
The imperfect of ordenar is regular: ordenaba, ordenabas, ordenaba, ordenábamos, ordenabais, ordenaban.
Future
yo: ordenaré
The future of ordenar is regular: ordenaré, ordenarás, ordenará, ordenaremos, ordenaréis, ordenarán.
Conditional
yo: ordenaría
The conditional of ordenar is regular: ordenaría, ordenarías, ordenaría, ordenaríamos, ordenaríais, ordenarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: ordene
The present subjunctive of ordenar is regular: ordene, ordenes, ordene, ordenemos, ordenéis, ordenen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ordena
The affirmative imperative (commands) for ordenar: ordena (tú), ordene (usted), ordenad (vosotros), ordenen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no ordenes
The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no ordenes, no ordene, no ordenemos, no ordenéis, no ordenen.