quemar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
quemar — burn
The imperfect subjunctive of quemar is: quemara, quemaras, quemara, quemáramos, quemarais, quemaran.
quemar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for past-tense subjunctive triggers or hypothetical 'if' statements, like 'If I burned the house, I'd be in trouble'.
Notes on quemar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Quemar is regular; the stem comes from the third-person plural preterite ('quemaron'), dropping the '-on'.
Example Sentences
Si yo quemara este papel, nadie sabría la verdad.
If I burned this paper, no one would know the truth.
yo
Me pidió que no quemara las hojas secas.
He asked me not to burn the dry leaves.
él/ella/usted
Si nosotros quemáramos más grasa, estaríamos más sanos.
If we burned more fat, we would be healthier.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'quemáramos'.
Correct: quemáramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the vowel preceding the '-ramos' ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: quemo
The present tense of quemar is regular: quemo, quemas, quema, quemamos, quemáis, queman.
Preterite
yo: quemé
The preterite of quemar is regular: quemé, quemaste, quemó, quemamos, quemasteis, quemaron.
Imperfect
yo: quemaba
The imperfect of quemar is regular: quemaba, quemabas, quemaba, quemábamos, quemabais, quemaban.
Future
yo: quemaré
The future of quemar is regular: quemaré, quemarás, quemará, quemaremos, quemaréis, quemarán.
Conditional
yo: quemaría
The conditional of quemar is regular: quemaría, quemarías, quemaría, quemaríamos, quemaríais, quemarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: queme
The present subjunctive of quemar follows the regular -ar pattern: queme, quemes, queme, quememos, queméis, quemen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: quema
The affirmative imperative of quemar is: quema (tú), queme (usted), quememos (nosotros), quemad (vosotros), quemen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no quemes
The negative imperative of quemar uses the present subjunctive: no quemes, no queme, no quememos, no queméis, no quemen.