suceder Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
suceder — to happen
The imperfect subjunctive of suceder is regular: sucediera, sucedieras, sucediera, sucediéramos, sucedierais, sucedieran.
suceder Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for unlikely hypotheticals (usually after 'si') or when expressing past emotions/doubts about something happening.
Notes on suceder in the Imperfect Subjunctive
It follows the regular pattern derived from the 3rd person plural preterite (sucedieron -> sucediera).
Example Sentences
Si eso sucediera, estaríamos en problemas.
If that were to happen, we would be in trouble.
él/ella/usted
No quería que nada malo sucediera.
I didn't want anything bad to happen.
él/ella/usted
Dudaba que sucedieran más sorpresas.
I doubted that more surprises would happen.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'nosotros' form.
Correct: sucediéramos
Why: All 'nosotros' forms in the imperfect subjunctive require an accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: sucedo
The present of suceder is regular: sucedo, sucedes, sucede, sucedemos, sucedéis, suceden.
Preterite
yo: sucedí
The preterite of suceder is regular: sucedí, sucediste, sucedió, sucedimos, sucedisteis, sucedieron.
Imperfect
yo: sucedía
The imperfect of suceder is regular: sucedía, sucedías, sucedía, sucedíamos, sucedíais, sucedían.
Future
yo: sucederé
The future of suceder is regular: sucederé, sucederás, sucederá, sucederemos, sucederéis, sucederán.
Conditional
yo: sucedería
The conditional of suceder is regular: sucedería, sucederías, sucedería, sucederíamos, sucederíais, sucederían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: suceda
The present subjunctive of suceder is regular: suceda, sucedas, suceda, sucedamos, sucedáis, sucedan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: sucede
The affirmative imperative of suceder is: sucede (tú), suceda (usted), sucedamos (nosotros), suceded (vosotros), sucedan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no sucedas
The negative imperative of suceder uses the present subjunctive: no sucedas, no suceda, no sucedamos, no sucedáis, no sucedan.