prever Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
prever — to foresee
The imperfect subjunctive of prever uses the -ra or -se endings: previera, previeras, previera, previéramos, previerais, previeran.
prever Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past requests regarding foresight, such as 'If I had foreseen this...' or 'They wanted us to anticipate...'.
Notes on prever in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is based on the preterite 'ellos' form (previeron). The 'i' is essential: previera, not preveera.
Example Sentences
Si yo previera el futuro, sería rico.
If I foresaw the future, I would be rich.
yo
Me gustaría que previéramos los cambios antes.
I would like us to foresee the changes sooner.
nosotros
Fue una lástima que no previeran la lluvia.
It was a shame they didn't foresee the rain.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'preveera'.
Correct: previera
Why: Learners often try to keep the double 'e' from the infinitive, but in this tense, the stem follows the irregular preterite pattern.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: preveo
The present tense of prever mimics 'ver': preveo, prevés, prevé, prevemos, prevéis, prevén.
Preterite
yo: preví
The preterite of prever is irregular, following 'ver': preví, previste, previó, previmos, previsteis, previeron.
Imperfect
yo: preveía
The imperfect of prever uses the double 'e' pattern: preveía, preveías, preveía, preveíamos, preveíais, preveían.
Future
yo: preveré
The future of prever is regular based on the infinitive: preveré, preverás, preverá, preveremos, preveréis, preverán.
Conditional
yo: prevería
The conditional of prever is regular: prevería, preverías, prevería, preveríamos, preveríais, preverían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: prevea
The present subjunctive of prever follows the pattern of 'ver': prevea, preveas, prevea, preveamos, preveáis, prevean.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: prevé
The affirmative imperative commands someone to anticipate: prevé (tú), prevea (usted), preveamos (nosotros), preved (vosotros), prevean (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no preveas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no preveas, no prevea, no preveamos, no preveáis, no prevean.