patinar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
patinar — to skate
The imperfect subjunctive of patinar has two forms: patinara/patinaras/patinara/patináramos/patinarais/patinaran and patinase/patinases/patinase/patinásemos/patinaseis/patinasen.
patinar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is used for hypothetical situations, wishes, doubts, or emotions in the past. Think of 'if I skated...' or 'I wish you would skate...'.
Notes on patinar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Patinar is regular in the imperfect subjunctive. Both the -ra and -se endings are correct, though the -ra form is more common in many regions.
Example Sentences
Si yo patinara mejor, me uniría al equipo.
If I skated better, I would join the team.
yo
Ojalá tú patinaras con nosotros hoy.
I wish you would skate with us today.
tú
Era importante que ellos patinaran con seguridad.
It was important that they skated safely.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Me gustaría que vosotras patinarais más a menudo.
I would like you all (vosotros) to skate more often.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect indicative instead of the imperfect subjunctive.
Correct: For hypothetical or unreal past conditions, use the imperfect subjunctive forms like 'patinara'.
Why: The imperfect subjunctive is specifically for non-factual or uncertain situations in the past.
Mistake: Confusing the -ra and -se endings.
Correct: Both 'patinara' and 'patinase' are correct imperfect subjunctive forms for 'yo'.
Why: While regional preferences exist, both sets of endings are grammatically valid.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: patino
The present tense of patinar is: patino, patinas, patina, patinamos, patináis, patinan.
Preterite
yo: patiné
The preterite of patinar is regular: patiné, patinaste, patinó, patinamos, patinasteis, patinaron.
Imperfect
yo: patinaba
The imperfect tense of patinar is: patinaba, patinabas, patinaba, patinábamos, patinabais, patinaban.
Future
yo: patinaré
The future tense of patinar is: patinaré, patinarás, patinará, patinaremos, patinaréis, patinarán.
Conditional
yo: patinaría
The conditional tense of patinar is: patinaría, patinarías, patinaría, patinaríamos, patinaríais, patinarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: patine
The present subjunctive of patinar is: patine (yo/él/ella/usted), patines (tú), patinemos (nosotros), patinéis (vosotros), patinen (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: patina
The imperative of patinar is: patina (tú), patine (usted), patinemos (nosotros), patinad (vosotros), patinen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no patines
The negative imperative of patinar uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no patines (tú), no patine (usted), no patinemos (nosotros), no patinéis (vosotros), no patinen (ustedes).