restar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
restar — to subtract
The imperfect subjunctive of restar is regular: restara, restaras, restara, restáramos, restarais, restaran.
restar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this tense for hypothetical situations involving subtraction or when a past trigger (like a past emotion or request) requires the subjunctive.
Notes on restar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Restar is regular. The forms are derived from the preterite 'restaron' by removing the -on and adding the -a endings.
Example Sentences
Si restaras la deuda, estarías tranquilo.
If you subtracted the debt, you would be at peace.
tú
Fue una lástima que restaran los puntos.
It was a shame that they subtracted the points.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si restáramos los gastos, no habría beneficio.
If we subtracted the expenses, there would be no profit.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: restaramos
Correct: restáramos
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the third-to-last syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: resto
The present tense of restar is regular: resto, restas, resta, restamos, restáis, restan.
Preterite
yo: resté
Restar is regular in the preterite: resté, restaste, restó, restamos, restasteis, restaron.
Imperfect
yo: restaba
The imperfect of restar follows the standard -aba pattern: restaba, restabas, restaba, restábamos, restabais, restaban.
Future
yo: restaré
The future of restar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: restaré, restarás, restará, restaremos, restaréis, restarán.
Conditional
yo: restaría
The conditional of restar is regular: restaría, restarías, restaría, restaríamos, restaríais, restarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: reste
The present subjunctive of restar uses -e endings: reste, restes, reste, restemos, restéis, resten.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: resta
The affirmative imperative of restar gives commands: resta, reste, restemos, restad, resten.
Negative Imperative
yo: no restes
The negative imperative of restar uses the present subjunctive: no restes, no reste, no restemos, no restéis, no resten.