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quedar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation

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Quick answer:

The imperfect subjunctive of quedar is regular: quedara, quedaras, quedara, quedáramos, quedarais, quedaran.

quedar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms

yoquedara
quedaras
él/ella/ustedquedara
nosotrosquedáramos
vosotrosquedarais
ellos/ellas/ustedesquedaran

When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive

Use this for past doubts, wishes, or in 'if' clauses (e.g., 'If I stayed...').

Notes on quedar in the Imperfect Subjunctive

This tense is built from the third-person plural preterite (quedaron) by removing the -ron.

Example Sentences

  • Si me quedara aquí, sería más feliz.

    If I stayed here, I would be happier.

    yo

  • Dudaba que quedaran entradas.

    I doubted that there were any tickets left.

    ellos/ellas/ustedes

  • Me pidió que me quedara con él.

    He asked me to stay with him.

    él/ella/usted

Common Mistakes

  • Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form: quedaramos.

    Correct: quedáramos

    Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always has an accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.

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