plantar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
plantar — to plant
The imperfect subjunctive of plantar is regular: plantara, plantaras, plantara, plantáramos, plantarais, plantaran.
plantar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical 'if' situations or when a past desire influenced an action (e.g., 'They asked me to plant').
Notes on plantar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Plantar follows the standard derivation from the preterite 'plantaron' stem.
Example Sentences
Si yo plantara un jardín, sería de hierbas aromáticas.
If I were to plant a garden, it would be for aromatic herbs.
yo
Me pidieron que plantara los girasoles aquí.
They asked me to plant the sunflowers here.
él/ella/usted
Si nosotros plantáramos ahora, las flores crecerían en junio.
If we planted now, the flowers would grow in June.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form: 'plantaramos'.
Correct: It must be 'plantáramos'.
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: planto
The present of plantar is regular: planto, plantas, planta, plantamos, plantáis, plantan.
Preterite
yo: planté
The preterite of plantar is regular: planté, plantaste, plantó, plantamos, plantasteis, plantaron.
Imperfect
yo: plantaba
The imperfect of plantar is regular: plantaba, plantabas, plantaba, plantábamos, plantabais, plantaban.
Future
yo: plantaré
The future of plantar is regular: plantaré, plantarás, plantará, plantaremos, plantaréis, plantarán.
Conditional
yo: plantaría
The conditional of plantar is regular: plantaría, plantarías, plantaría, plantaríamos, plantaríais, plantarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: plante
The present subjunctive of plantar is regular: plante, plantes, plante, plantemos, plantéis, planten.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: planta
The affirmative imperative of plantar uses: planta (tú), plantad (vosotros), and subjunctive forms for others.
Negative Imperative
yo: no plantes
The negative imperative of plantar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no plantes, no plante, no plantemos, no plantéis, no planten.