presentar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
presentar — to introduce
The imperfect subjunctive of presentar uses the -ra endings: presentara, presentaras, presentara, presentáramos, presentarais, presentaran.
presentar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this in 'if' clauses (hypotheticals) or when a past emotion/request triggers the subjunctive. For example: 'If I presented the plan...'
Notes on presentar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Presentar is regular. The stem comes from the preterite 3rd person plural (presentaron).
Example Sentences
Si yo presentara el libro, estaría muy nervioso.
If I were to present the book, I would be very nervous.
yo
Me pidió que le presentara a mi hermana.
He asked me to introduce him to my sister.
yo
Si presentáramos la solicitud hoy, sería mejor.
If we submitted the application today, it would be better.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: presentaramos
Correct: presentáramos
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always carries an accent on the vowel before the 'ramos'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: presento
The present of presentar is regular: presento, presentas, presenta, presentamos, presentáis, presentan.
Preterite
yo: presenté
The preterite of presentar is regular: presenté, presentaste, presentó, presentamos, presentasteis, presentaron.
Imperfect
yo: presentaba
The imperfect of presentar is regular: presentaba, presentabas, presentaba, presentábamos, presentabais, presentaban.
Future
yo: presentaré
The future of presentar is regular: presentaré, presentarás, presentará, presentaremos, presentaréis, presentarán.
Conditional
yo: presentaría
The conditional of presentar is regular: presentaría, presentarías, presentaría, presentaríamos, presentaríais, presentarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: presente
The present subjunctive of presentar is regular: presente, presentes, presente, presentemos, presentéis, presenten.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: presenta
The affirmative imperative of presentar: presenta (tú), presente (Ud.), presentemos, presentad, presenten.
Negative Imperative
yo: no presentes
The negative imperative of presentar uses the present subjunctive: no presentes, no presente, no presentemos, no presentéis, no presenten.