promover Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
promover — to promote
Formed from the preterite 'ellos' form: promoviera, promovieras, promoviera...
promover Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypotheticals in the past or after verbs of influence/emotion in the past.
Notes on promover in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular based on the preterite stem 'promovier-'. No stem change occurs.
Example Sentences
Si yo promoviera ese plan, todos estarían de acuerdo.
If I promoted that plan, everyone would agree.
yo
Me pidió que promoviera el nuevo producto.
He asked me to promote the new product.
él/ella/usted
Si nosotros promoviéramos el deporte, habría menos estrés.
If we promoted sports, there would be less stress.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: promueviera
Correct: promoviera
Why: Stem changes from the present tense never apply to the imperfect subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: promuevo
Promover is a stem-changing verb where the 'o' becomes 'ue' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: promoví
In the preterite, promover is completely regular and follows standard -er endings.
Imperfect
yo: promovía
The imperfect of promover is regular: promovía, promovías, promovía, promovíamos, promovíais, promovían.
Future
yo: promoveré
The future tense is regular: add endings (-é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án) to the full infinitive promover.
Conditional
yo: promovería
The conditional uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: promovería, promoverías, promovería...
Present Subjunctive
yo: promueva
The present subjunctive follows the o > ue stem change, using -a endings: promueva, promuevas, promueva...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: promueve
The imperative uses 'promueve' (tú) and 'promueva' (usted), following the stem change.
Negative Imperative
yo: no promuevas
Uses 'no' + present subjunctive: no promuevas, no promueva, no promovamos...