sacrificar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
sacrificar — to sacrifice
The imperfect subjunctive of sacrificar is regular, based on the third-person plural preterite: sacrificara, sacrificaras, sacrificara...
sacrificar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations in the past or present, such as 'If I were to sacrifice my savings...', or after verbs of emotion in the past.
Notes on sacrificar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular for sacrificar. It follows the standard pattern of removing the -ron from 'sacrificaron' and adding the -ra endings.
Example Sentences
Si sacrificara mi coche, podría pagar la deuda.
If I sacrificed my car, I could pay the debt.
yo
Fue una pena que sacrificaran el proyecto.
It was a shame that they sacrificed the project.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: sacrificarais (without the 'i')
Correct: sacrificarais
Why: Learners often forget the 'i' in the vosotros ending, which is essential for the diphthong.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sacrifico
The present tense of sacrificar is completely regular: sacrifico, sacrificas, sacrifica...
Preterite
yo: sacrifiqué
Sacrificar has a spelling change only in the 'yo' form: sacrifiqué.
Imperfect
yo: sacrificaba
The imperfect of sacrificar is regular: sacrificaba, sacrificabas, sacrificaba...
Future
yo: sacrificaré
The future tense of sacrificar is regular: sacrificaré, sacrificarás, sacrificará...
Conditional
yo: sacrificaría
The conditional of sacrificar is regular: sacrificaría, sacrificarías, sacrificaría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: sacrifique
The present subjunctive of sacrificar features a 'c' to 'qu' spelling change: sacrifique, sacrifiques, sacrifique, sacrifiquemos, sacrifiquéis, sacrifiquen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sacrifica
The imperative uses the 'qu' spelling change for formal and plural commands: sacrifica, sacrifique, sacrifiquemos.
Negative Imperative
yo: no sacrifiques
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no sacrifiques, no sacrifique...