relajarse Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
relajarse — to relax
Relajarse is regular in the imperfect subjunctive: me relajara, te relajaras, se relajara, nos relajáramos, os relajarais, se relajaran.
relajarse Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations in the past or present, especially after 'si' (if) clauses. For example: 'If I relaxed more, I would be happier.'
Notes on relajarse in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Relajarse is regular here. The stem comes from the 'ellos' form of the preterite (relajaron). The 'nosotros' form always has an accent on the 'a'.
Example Sentences
Si me relajara más, no tendría estrés.
If I relaxed more, I wouldn't have stress.
yo
Quería que te relajaras en el spa.
I wanted you to relax at the spa.
tú
Si nos relajáramos, ganaríamos el juego.
If we relaxed, we would win the game.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Si me relajase... (thinking it is wrong).
Correct: Both relajara and relajase are correct.
Why: Spanish has two forms for the imperfect subjunctive; 'relajara' is simply more common in speech.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me relajo
Relajarse is regular in the present: me relajo, te relajas, se relaja, nos relajamos, os relajáis, se relajan.
Preterite
yo: me relajé
Relajarse in the preterite is regular: me relajé, te relajaste, se relajó, nos relajamos, os relajasteis, se relajaron.
Imperfect
yo: me relajaba
Relajarse is regular in the imperfect: me relajaba, te relajabas, se relajaba, nos relajábamos, os relajabais, se relajaban.
Future
yo: me relajaré
The future of relajarse is regular: me relajaré, te relajarás, se relajará, nos relajaremos, os relajaréis, se relajarán.
Conditional
yo: me relajaría
Relajarse is regular in the conditional: me relajaría, te relajarías, se relajaría, nos relajaríamos, os relajaríais, se relajarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: me relaje
Relajarse is regular in the present subjunctive: me relaje, te relaxes, se relaje, nos relajemos, os relajéis, se relajen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: relájate
The imperative of relajarse uses the forms: relájate, relájese, relajémonos, relajaos, relájense.
Negative Imperative
yo: no te relaxes
The negative imperative of relajarse uses the present subjunctive: no te relaxes, no se relaje, no nos relajemos, no os relajéis, no se relajen.