predicar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
predicar — to preach
The imperfect subjunctive of predicar uses the -ra endings: predicara, predicaras, predicara, predicáramos, predicarais, predicaran.
predicar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past requests regarding preaching, such as 'If he preached more, people would listen.'
Notes on predicar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular for predicar. It is built from the third-person plural preterite 'predicaron' by removing 'ron'.
Example Sentences
Si él predicara con más pasión, vendría más gente.
If he preached with more passion, more people would come.
él/ella/usted
Me gustaría que nosotros predicáramos la tolerancia.
I would like us to preach tolerance.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: predicábamos
Correct: predicáramos
Why: Learners confuse the indicative imperfect (-ábamos) with the subjunctive imperfect (-áramos).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: predico
Predicar is fully regular in the present tense: predico, predicas, predica, predicamos, predicáis, predican.
Preterite
yo: prediqué
Predicar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'prediqué'.
Imperfect
yo: predicaba
The imperfect of predicar is regular: predicaba, predicabas, predicaba, predicábamos, predicabais, predicaban.
Future
yo: predicaré
The future of predicar is regular: predicaré, predicarás, predicará, predicaremos, predicaréis, predicarán.
Conditional
yo: predicaría
The conditional of predicar is regular: predicaría, predicarías, predicaría, predicaríamos, predicaríais, predicarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: predique
Predicar has a spelling change (c to qu) in all forms: predique, prediques, predique, prediquemos, prediquéis, prediquen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: predica
The imperative uses 'predica' (tú) and 'predique' (usted/ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no prediques
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no prediques, no predique, no prediquemos, no prediquéis, no prediquen.