proseguir Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
proseguir — to continue
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'prosigu-' stem from the preterite: prosiguiera, prosiguieras, prosiguiera, prosiguiéramos, prosiguierais, prosiguieran.
proseguir Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or in past-tense contexts involving emotions or doubts about continuing.
Notes on proseguir in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is built from the third-person plural of the preterite (prosiguieron). The 'u' is kept to maintain the hard 'g' sound before the 'i'.
Example Sentences
Si prosiguiera lloviendo, no saldríamos.
If it continued raining, we wouldn't go out.
él/ella/usted
Me pidió que prosiguiera con el relato.
He asked me to continue with the story.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: proseguiera
Correct: prosiguiera
Why: This tense must match the stem of the preterite 'ellos' form (prosiguieron), which has an 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: prosigo
Proseguir is a stem-changing verb (e -> i) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: prosigo, prosigues, prosigue, proseguimos, proseguís, prosiguen.
Preterite
yo: proseguí
Proseguir has a third-person stem change (e -> i): proseguí, proseguiste, prosiguió, proseguimos, proseguisteis, prosiguieron.
Imperfect
yo: proseguía
Proseguir is completely regular in the imperfect: proseguía, proseguías, proseguía, proseguíamos, proseguíais, proseguían.
Future
yo: proseguiré
Proseguir is regular in the future; simply add endings to the infinitive: proseguiré, proseguirás, proseguirá...
Conditional
yo: proseguiría
The conditional of proseguir is regular: proseguiría, proseguirías, proseguiría, proseguiríamos, proseguiríais, proseguirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: prosiga
The present subjunctive uses the 'i' stem change and the 'g' from the 'yo' form: prosiga, prosigas, prosiga, prosigamos, prosigáis, prosigan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: prosigue
The imperative uses 'prosigue' (tú) and 'proseguid' (vosotros), while other forms match the subjunctive: prosiga, prosigamos, prosigan.
Negative Imperative
yo: no prosigas
The negative imperative always matches the present subjunctive: no prosigas, no prosiga, no prosigamos, no prosigáis, no prosigan.