suscitar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
suscitar — to give rise to
The imperfect subjunctive of suscitar has two forms, like suscitara/suscitase, suscitaras/suscitases, etc.
suscitar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is used for hypothetical situations, wishes, or doubts in the past. For instance, 'Si yo hubiera tenido tiempo, habría suscitado más ideas' (If I had had time, I would have generated more ideas).
Notes on suscitar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Suscitar is regular in the imperfect subjunctive. Both the -ra and -se endings are correct, though -ra is more common in everyday speech.
Example Sentences
Si el profesor lo hubiera permitido, yo habría suscitado más preguntas.
If the professor had allowed it, I would have raised more questions.
yo
Ojalá no se suscitaran tantos problemas.
Hopefully, so many problems wouldn't arise.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Me gustaría que tú suscitaras un debate interesante.
I would like you to spark an interesting debate.
tú
Era importante que el líder suscitara confianza.
It was important that the leader inspired confidence.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite indicative instead of the imperfect subjunctive.
Correct: For past hypotheticals, use 'suscitaran' or 'suscitaras', not 'suscitaron' or 'suscitaste'.
Why: The imperfect subjunctive is required for unreal or hypothetical conditions in the past.
Mistake: Mixing -ra and -se endings incorrectly.
Correct: Use either the -ra set (suscitara, suscitaras...) or the -se set (suscitase, suscitases...) consistently within a sentence.
Why: While both sets are valid, they function as complete sets and shouldn't be mixed.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: suscito
The present indicative of suscitar is regular: suscito, suscita, suscita, suscitamos, suscitáis, suscitan.
Preterite
yo: suscité
The preterite of suscitar is regular: suscité, suscitaste, suscitó, suscitamos, suscitasteis, suscitaron.
Imperfect
yo: suscitaba
The imperfect of suscitar is regular: suscitaba, suscitabas, suscitaba, suscitábamos, suscitabais, suscitaban.
Future
yo: suscitaré
The future of suscitar is regular: suscitaré, suscitarás, suscitará, suscitaremos, suscitaréis, suscitarán.
Conditional
yo: suscitaría
The conditional of suscitar is regular: suscitaría, suscitarías, suscitaría, suscitaríamos, suscitaríais, suscitarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: suscite
The present subjunctive of suscitar is: suscite, suscites, suscitemos, suscite, suscitéis, susciten.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: suscita
The imperative of suscitar uses 'suscita', 'suscite', 'suscitemos', 'suscite', 'suscitad', 'susciten'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no suscites
Negative commands for suscitar use the present subjunctive: no suscites, no suscite, no suscitemos, no susciten, no suscitéis, no susciten.