quebrar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
quebrar — to break
The imperfect subjunctive of quebrar is regular, derived from the third-person plural preterite 'quebraron'.
quebrar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use in 'if' clauses (hypotheticals) or when the main verb is in the past and requires the subjunctive.
Notes on quebrar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Quebrar is regular in this tense. There is no e > ie stem change.
Example Sentences
Si yo quebrara el vidrio, lo pagaría.
If I were to break the glass, I would pay for it.
yo
Me dio miedo que se quebrara la silla.
I was afraid the chair might break.
él/ella/usted
Si nosotros quebráramos el trato, habría problemas.
If we were to break the deal, there would be problems.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'quiebrara'.
Correct: quebrara
Why: This tense is built from the preterite stem, which is 'quebrar-', not the present stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: quiebro
Quebrar is a stem-changing verb in the present tense, changing e to ie in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: quebré
Quebrar is completely regular in the preterite; it does not have a stem change here.
Imperfect
yo: quebraba
The imperfect of quebrar is regular: quebraba, quebrabas, quebraba, quebrábamos, quebrabais, quebraban.
Future
yo: quebraré
The future tense of quebrar is regular: simply add the endings to the infinitive (quebrar-).
Conditional
yo: quebraría
The conditional of quebrar is regular: quebraría, quebrarías, quebraría, etc.
Present Subjunctive
yo: quiebre
The present subjunctive of quebrar follows the e > ie stem change in the same pattern as the present indicative.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: quiebra
The imperative of quebrar uses the stem-changed 'quiebra' for tú commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no quiebres
The negative imperative of quebrar uses the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'.