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preocuparse Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation

preocuparseto worry

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Quick answer:

The imperfect subjunctive of preocuparse is regular: me preocupara, te preocuparas, se preocupara, nos preocupáramos, os preocuparais, se preocuparan.

preocuparse Imperfect Subjunctive Forms

yome preocupara
te preocuparas
él/ella/ustedse preocupara
nosotrosnos preocupáramos
vosotrosos preocuparais
ellos/ellas/ustedesse preocuparan

When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive

Use this for hypothetical 'if' situations or when the main verb is in the past and requires the subjunctive.

Notes on preocuparse in the Imperfect Subjunctive

Regularly formed from the third-person plural preterite (preocuparon), dropping the -on and adding -a, -as, -a, etc.

Example Sentences

  • Si me preocupara por todo, no dormiría.

    If I worried about everything, I wouldn't sleep.

    yo

  • Me pidió que no me preocupara.

    He asked me not to worry.

    yo

  • Fue una pena que se preocuparan tanto.

    It was a shame that they worried so much.

    ellos/ellas/ustedes

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'nosotros' form.

    Correct: nos preocupáramos.

    Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires a written accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.

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