remover Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
remover — to stir
The imperfect subjunctive is built from the 'ellos' preterite: removiera, removieras, removiera, removiéramos, removierais, removieran.
remover Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for past doubts, hypothetical 'if' situations, or polite requests in the past.
Notes on remover in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Since the preterite is regular (removieron), the imperfect subjunctive is also regular. No stem changes here.
Example Sentences
Si yo removiera el pasado, me pondría triste.
If I were to stir up the past, I would get sad.
yo
Dudaba que ellos removieran el obstáculo.
I doubted that they would remove the obstacle.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'remueviera' with a stem change.
Correct: removiera
Why: The imperfect subjunctive is based on the preterite 'ellos' form, which has no stem change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: remuevo
Remover follows an O-to-UE stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: removí
Remover is completely regular in the preterite: removí, removiste, removió, removimos, removisteis, removieron.
Imperfect
yo: removía
The imperfect of remover is regular: removía, removías, removía, removíamos, removíais, removían.
Future
yo: removeré
The future of remover is regular: removeré, removerás, removerá, removeremos, removeréis, removerán.
Conditional
yo: removería
The conditional of remover is regular: removería, removerías, removería, removeríamos, removeríais, removerían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: remueva
The present subjunctive keeps the O-to-UE stem change: remueva, remuevas, remueva, remuevan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: remueve
The imperative uses 'remueve' for informal commands and 'remueva' for formal ones.
Negative Imperative
yo: no remuevas
Negative commands use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no remuevas, no remueva, no remuevan.