suplicar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
suplicar — to beg
The imperfect subjunctive of suplicar is formed from the third-person plural preterite: suplicara, suplicaras, suplicara, suplicáramos, suplicarais, suplicaran.
suplicar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for past requests or hypothetical scenarios, such as 'If I begged you, would you come?' or 'He asked that I beg him.'
Notes on suplicar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular based on the preterite stem. Note the accent on the 'nosotros' form: suplicáramos.
Example Sentences
Si me suplicaras, lo pensaría.
If you begged me, I would think about it.
tú
No quería que nosotros suplicáramos ayuda.
He didn't want us to beg for help.
nosotros
Aunque ella me suplicara, no volvería.
Even if she begged me, I wouldn't go back.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on 'suplicáramos'.
Correct: suplicáramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires a written accent on the third-to-last syllable.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: suplico
Suplicar is completely regular in the present tense: suplico, suplicas, suplica, suplicamos, suplicáis, suplican.
Preterite
yo: supliqué
Suplicar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'supliqué' to preserve the sound.
Imperfect
yo: suplicaba
The imperfect of suplicar is regular: suplicaba, suplicabas, suplicaba, suplicábamos, suplicabais, suplicaban.
Future
yo: suplicaré
The future tense is regular: suplicaré, suplicarás, suplicará, suplicaremos, suplicaréis, suplicarán.
Conditional
yo: suplicaría
The conditional of suplicar is regular: suplicaría, suplicarías, suplicaría, suplicaríamos, suplicaríais, suplicarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: suplique
Suplicar undergoes a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: suplique, supliques, suplique, supliquemos, supliquéis, supliquen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: suplica
The imperative uses 'suplica' for tú and 'suplique(n)' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no supliques
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no supliques, no suplique, no supliquemos, no supliquéis, no supliquen.