recalcar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
recalcar — to emphasize
The imperfect subjunctive of recalcar is regular: recalcara, recalcaras, recalcara, recalcáramos, recalcarais, recalcaran.
recalcar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypotheticals (if I emphasized...) or when the main verb is in the past and requires the subjunctive.
Notes on recalcar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular. It is built from the third-person plural preterite (recalcaron), removing the -ron.
Example Sentences
Si yo recalcara más mis logros, tendría el ascenso.
If I emphasized my achievements more, I would have the promotion.
yo
Me pidió que recalcáramos la fecha de entrega.
He asked us to emphasize the delivery date.
nosotros
Era extraño que no recalcaran ese error.
It was strange that they didn't emphasize that error.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form.
Correct: recalcáramos
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always carries an accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: recalco
The present tense of recalcar is regular: recalco, recalcas, recalca, recalcamos, recalcáis, recalcan.
Preterite
yo: recalqué
Recalcar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (recalqué), but is otherwise regular.
Imperfect
yo: recalcaba
The imperfect of recalcar is fully regular: recalcaba, recalcabas, recalcaba, recalcábamos, recalcabais, recalcaban.
Future
yo: recalcaré
The future tense of recalcar is regular: recalcaré, recalcarás, recalcará, recalcaremos, recalcaréis, recalcarán.
Conditional
yo: recalcaría
The conditional of recalcar is regular: recalcaría, recalcarías, recalcaría, recalcaríamos, recalcaríais, recalcarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: recalque
The present subjunctive of recalcar uses 'qu' in all forms: recalque, recalques, recalque, recalquemos, recalquéis, recalquen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: recalca
The imperative of recalcar uses 'recalca' (tú) and 'recalquen' (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no recalques
The negative imperative of recalcar always uses 'qu': no recalques, no recalque, no recalquemos, no recalquéis, no recalquen.