significar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
significar — to mean
The imperfect subjunctive is regular: significara, significaras, significara...
significar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this in 'if' clauses (e.g., 'If it meant...') or after past-tense verbs of emotion or doubt.
Notes on significar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Significar is regular in the imperfect subjunctive (no 'qu' change here because the vowel is 'a').
Example Sentences
Si eso significara perderte, no lo haría.
If that meant losing you, I wouldn't do it.
él/ella/usted
Dudaba que significaran lo mismo.
I doubted they meant the same thing.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: signifiquara
Correct: significara
Why: You only need 'qu' before 'e' or 'i'. Before 'a', the 'c' already sounds like 'k'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: significo
The present tense of significar is regular: significo, significas, significa, significamos, significáis, significan.
Preterite
yo: signifiqué
The preterite of significar features a spelling change in the 'yo' form: signifiqué.
Imperfect
yo: significaba
The imperfect of significar is regular: significaba, significabas, significaba...
Future
yo: significaré
The future tense is regular, formed by adding endings to the infinitive: significaré, significarás...
Conditional
yo: significaría
The conditional is regular: significaría, significarías, significaría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: signifique
The present subjunctive uses the 'qu' spelling change: signifique, signifiques, signifique...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: significa
The imperative forms for significar are rarely used but follow standard patterns.
Negative Imperative
yo: no signifiques
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms with 'no'.