resonar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
resonar — to resound
The imperfect subjunctive is regular and built from the preterite base: resonara, resonaras, resonara...
resonar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or after past-tense triggers of emotion or doubt (e.g., 'I wanted it to echo').
Notes on resonar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular. It uses the stem 'reson-' from the third-person plural preterite 'resonaron'.
Example Sentences
Si mi voz resonara más, todos me oirían.
If my voice resounded more, everyone would hear me.
yo
Dudaba que sus quejas resonaran en la oficina.
I doubted that his complaints would resonate in the office.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'resuenara'.
Correct: resonara
Why: There is no stem change in the imperfect subjunctive for -ar verbs like resonar.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: resueno
In the present tense, resonar follows an o-ue stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: resoné
The preterite of resonar is completely regular, following the standard -ar pattern.
Imperfect
yo: resonaba
The imperfect of resonar is regular: resonaba, resonabas, resonaba, resonábamos, resonabais, resonaban.
Future
yo: resonaré
The future tense is fully regular: resonaré, resonarás, resonará, resonaremos, resonaréis, resonarán.
Conditional
yo: resonaría
The conditional is regular: resonaría, resonarías, resonaría, resonaríamos, resonaríais, resonarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: resuene
The present subjunctive follows the o-ue stem change: resuene, resuenes, resuene, resonemos, resonéis, resuenen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: resuena
The imperative uses the stem change in most forms: resuena (tú), resuene (usted), resuenen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no resuenes
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no resuenes, no resuene, no resonemos, no resuenen.