renovar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
renovar — to renew
Formed using the preterite base: renovara, renovaras, renovara, renováramos, renovarais, renovaran.
renovar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use for hypothetical situations or past requests, such as 'If I renovated the house...' or 'They asked that we renew...'.
Notes on renovar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Renovar is regular here. It uses the stem 'renovar-' (from the preterite 'renovaron') plus the -ra endings.
Example Sentences
Si yo renovara el piso, costaría más.
If I renovated the apartment, it would cost more.
yo
Me pidieron que renovara mi suscripción.
They asked me to renew my subscription.
yo
Si renováramos el coche, viajaríamos más.
If we renewed the car, we would travel more.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'renuvera'.
Correct: The correct form is renovara.
Why: Learners often try to apply the present tense stem change to the subjunctive, but this tense is based on the preterite stem.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: renuevo
Renovar is a stem-changing verb (o to ue) in the present tense, except for nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: renové
Renovar is completely regular in the preterite; it does NOT have a stem change here.
Imperfect
yo: renovaba
Renovar is regular in the imperfect: renovaba, renovabas, renovaba, renovábamos, renovabais, renovaban.
Future
yo: renovaré
Renovar is regular in the future: add -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: renovaría
Renovar is regular in the conditional: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
Present Subjunctive
yo: renueve
The present subjunctive of renovar follows the stem change (o to ue) except for nosotros/vosotros.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: renueva
The imperative for renovar uses 'renueva' (tú) and 'renueve' (usted), following the stem change.
Negative Imperative
yo: no renueves
Negative commands for renovar use the present subjunctive: no renueves, no renueve, no renovemos, no renovéis, no renueven.