sobrevivir Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
sobrevivir — to survive
Sobrevivir in the imperfect subjunctive uses the preterite stem: sobreviviera, sobrevivieras, sobreviviera, sobreviviéramos, sobrevivierais, sobrevivieran.
sobrevivir Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for past doubts about survival or in hypothetical 'if' statements (e.g., 'If I survived, I would...').
Notes on sobrevivir in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Sobrevivir is regular here. The stem is derived from the 'ellos' preterite form (sobrevivieron).
Example Sentences
Si yo sobreviviera a un naufragio, escribiría un libro.
If I survived a shipwreck, I would write a book.
yo
No creía que ellos sobrevivieran sin agua.
I didn't think they would survive without water.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Ojalá sobreviviéramos a esta situación.
I wish we survived this situation.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: sobrevivera
Correct: sobreviviera
Why: Learners often forget the 'ie' diphthong in the ending for -ir verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sobrevivo
Sobrevivir is completely regular in the present tense: sobrevivo, sobrevives, sobrevive, sobrevivimos, sobrevivís, sobreviven.
Preterite
yo: sobreviví
Sobrevivir is regular in the preterite: sobreviví, sobreviviste, sobrevivió, sobrevivimos, sobrevivisteis, sobrevivieron.
Imperfect
yo: sobrevivía
Sobrevivir in the imperfect follows regular -ir patterns: sobrevivía, sobrevivías, sobrevivía, sobrevivíamos, sobrevivíais, sobrevivían.
Future
yo: sobreviviré
The future of sobrevivir uses the infinitive plus standard endings: sobreviviré, sobrevivirás, sobrevivirá, sobreviviremos, sobreviviréis, sobrevivirán.
Conditional
yo: sobreviviría
Sobrevivir is regular in the conditional: sobreviviría, sobrevivirías, sobreviviría, sobreviviríamos, sobreviviríais, sobrevivirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: sobreviva
The present subjunctive of sobrevivir is regular: sobreviva, sobrevivas, sobreviva, sobrevivamos, sobreviváis, sobrevivan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sobrevive
The imperative of sobrevivir is regular: sobrevive (tú), sobreviva (usted), sobrevivamos (nosotros), sobrevivíd (vosotros), sobrevivan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no sobrevivas
The negative imperative of sobrevivir uses the present subjunctive: no sobrevivas, no sobreviva, no sobrevivamos, no sobreviváis, no sobrevivan.