supervisar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
supervisar — to supervise
The imperfect subjunctive of supervisar (supervisara/supervisase) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, and softer requests.
supervisar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use the imperfect subjunctive after expressions of doubt, emotion, or desire in the past. It's also common in hypothetical 'if' clauses referring to unlikely or unreal situations in the past or present.
Notes on supervisar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Supervisar is regular in the imperfect subjunctive. You can form it from the preterite stem (supervisar- -> supervisara-) or the infinitive (supervisar -> supervisase-). The -ra forms are generally more common.
Example Sentences
Si supervisara el proyecto, no habría tantos problemas.
If he/she supervised the project, there wouldn't be so many problems.
él/ella/usted
Ojalá supervisaras mi trabajo más de cerca.
I wish you would supervise my work more closely.
tú
Era importante que supervisáramos los resultados.
It was important that we supervise the results.
nosotros
Dudaba que ellos supervisaran la operación correctamente.
I doubted that they supervised the operation correctly.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the imperfect indicative instead of the imperfect subjunctive.
Correct: Use 'supervisara' or 'supervisara' instead of 'supervisaba' in clauses expressing doubt or hypothetical situations.
Why: The subjunctive mood is required to express non-factual or subjective scenarios.
Mistake: Confusing the -ra and -se forms.
Correct: Both 'supervisara' and 'supervisase' are correct, but 'supervisara' is more common in many regions.
Why: While interchangeable, regional preferences exist.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: superviso
The present tense of supervisar is regular: superviso, supervisas, supervisa, supervisamos, supervisáis, supervisan.
Preterite
yo: supervisé
The preterite of supervisar is regular: supervisé, supervisaste, supervisó, supervisamos, supervisasteis, supervisaron.
Imperfect
yo: supervisaba
The imperfect of supervisar is regular: supervisaba, supervisabas, supervisaba, supervisábamos, supervisabais, supervisaban.
Future
yo: supervisaré
The future tense of supervisar is regular: supervisaré, supervisarás, supervisará, supervisaremos, supervisaréis, supervisarán.
Conditional
yo: supervisaría
The conditional of supervisar is regular: supervisaría, supervisarías, supervisaría, supervisaríamos, supervisaríais, supervisarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: supervise
The present subjunctive of supervisar (supervise, supervises, supervisemos, supervisen) follows expressions of doubt, emotion, or desire.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: supervisa
Supervise! commands use the imperative: supervisa (tú), supervise (usted), supervisemos (nosotros), supervisen (ustedes), supervisad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no supervises
Negative commands for supervisar use 'no' + present subjunctive: no supervises (tú), no supervise (usted), no supervisemos (nosotros), no supervisen (ustedes), no superviséis (vosotros).