satisfacer Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
satisfacer — to satisfy
This tense is built from the preterite 'ellos' form: satisficiera, satisficieras...
satisfacer Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this in 'if' clauses (hypotheticals) or when the main verb is in the past and expresses a wish or doubt.
Notes on satisfacer in the Imperfect Subjunctive
It uses the irregular 'satisfic-' stem derived from the preterite.
Example Sentences
Si satisficiera los requisitos, me darían el puesto.
If I satisfied the requirements, they would give me the position.
yo
Dudaba que ellos satisficieran la deuda.
I doubted that they would satisfy the debt.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Me pidió que satisficiéramos el pago hoy.
He asked us to satisfy (complete) the payment today.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'satisfaciera'.
Correct: satisficiera
Why: The imperfect subjunctive must always stem from the preterite 'third-person plural' form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: satisfago
Satisfacer follows the pattern of 'hacer' in the present tense, featuring a 'go' ending in the yo form: satisfago.
Preterite
yo: satisfice
Satisfacer is highly irregular in the preterite, using the stem 'satisfic-' (e.g., satisfice, satisfizo).
Imperfect
yo: satisfacía
The imperfect of satisfacer is completely regular: satisfacía, satisfacías, satisfacía...
Future
yo: satisfaré
The future tense uses the irregular stem 'satisfar-' (e.g., satisfaré, satisfarás).
Conditional
yo: satisfaría
The conditional uses the irregular stem 'satisfar-' followed by the -ía endings.
Present Subjunctive
yo: satisfaga
The present subjunctive is based on the 'yo' form 'satisfago', resulting in 'satisfaga'.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: satisfaz
The command forms include the unique 'tú' form 'satisfaz'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no satisfagas
The negative imperative uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms: no satisfagas.