prolongar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
prolongar — to extend
The imperfect subjunctive of prolongar is regular, following the 'ra' pattern: prolongara, prolongaras, etc.
prolongar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past requests regarding extending something, like 'If I were to extend my trip...'.
Notes on prolongar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular. It is formed from the third-person plural preterite (prolongaron) by removing the -ron ending.
Example Sentences
Si prolongaras el contrato, estaríamos más tranquilos.
If you extended the contract, we would be more relaxed.
tú
Me gustaría que ellos prolongaran la oferta.
I would like them to extend the offer.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si nosotros prolongáramos la estancia, nos quedaríamos sin dinero.
If we were to extend the stay, we would run out of money.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form.
Correct: prolongáramos
Why: All nosotros forms in the imperfect subjunctive require an accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: prolongo
The present tense of prolongar is completely regular: prolongo, prolongas, prolonga, etc.
Preterite
yo: prolongué
The preterite of prolongar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'prolongué'.
Imperfect
yo: prolongaba
The imperfect of prolongar is regular, using the -aba endings: prolongaba, prolongabas, etc.
Future
yo: prolongaré
The future of prolongar is regular: just add the endings to the infinitive (prolongaré).
Conditional
yo: prolongaría
The conditional of prolongar is regular: add -ía endings to the full infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: prolongue
The present subjunctive of prolongar requires a spelling change from 'g' to 'gu' to keep the sound consistent.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: prolonga
The imperative of prolongar uses the 'gu' spelling change for all forms except 'tú' and 'vosotros'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no prolongues
The negative imperative of prolongar always uses the 'gu' spelling change (no prolongues).