regar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
regar — to water
The imperfect subjunctive of regar is regular based on the preterite stem: regara, regaras, regara, regáramos, regarais, regaran.
regar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past requests, like 'If I watered the plants more, they wouldn't die.'
Notes on regar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is formed from the 3rd person plural of the preterite (regaron). It does not have the 'ie' stem change.
Example Sentences
Si regaras las plantas, no estarían secas.
If you watered the plants, they wouldn't be dry.
tú
Me gustaría que regáramos el huerto juntos.
I would like us to water the vegetable garden together.
nosotros
Si ellos regaran más, el césped estaría verde.
If they watered more, the grass would be green.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: riegara
Correct: regara
Why: There is no 'ie' stem change in any form of the imperfect subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: riego
Regar changes its stem from 'e' to 'ie' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: riego, riegas, riega, regamos, regáis, riegan.
Preterite
yo: regué
Regar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (regué) to keep the sound consistent, but otherwise follows regular -ar patterns.
Imperfect
yo: regaba
Regar is completely regular in the imperfect: regaba, regabas, regaba, regábamos, regabais, regaban.
Future
yo: regaré
The future tense of regar is regular: regaré, regarás, regará, regaremos, regaréis, regarán.
Conditional
yo: regaría
The conditional of regar is regular: regaría, regarías, regaría, regaríamos, regaríais, regarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: riegue
The present subjunctive follows the stem change (ie) and the spelling change (gu): riegue, riegues, riegue, reguemos, reguéis, rieguen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: riega
Use 'riega' (tú) or 'riegue' (usted) to give commands to water something.
Negative Imperative
yo: no riegues
The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no riegues, no riegue, no reguemos, no reguéis, no rieguen.