suscribir Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
suscribir — to subscribe
The imperfect subjunctive uses the -ra endings: suscribiera, suscribieras, suscribiera, suscribiéramos, suscribierais, suscribieran.
suscribir Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical scenarios or past requests regarding a subscription, such as 'If I subscribed...' or 'They asked me to subscribe'.
Notes on suscribir in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is formed from the third-person plural preterite (suscribieron), making it fully regular for this verb.
Example Sentences
Si me suscribiera ahora, ¿tendría el descuento?
If I subscribed now, would I get the discount?
yo
Me pidieron que suscribiera el documento.
They asked me to sign the document.
yo
Si nosotros suscribiéramos el plan anual, ahorraríamos dinero.
If we subscribed to the annual plan, we would save money.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'nosotros' form.
Correct: suscribiéramos
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: suscribo
The present tense of suscribir is regular: suscribo, suscribes, suscribe, suscribimos, suscribís, suscriben.
Preterite
yo: suscribí
The preterite of suscribir is regular: suscribí, suscribiste, suscribió, suscribimos, suscribisteis, suscribieron.
Imperfect
yo: suscribía
The imperfect of suscribir is regular: suscribía, suscribías, suscribía, suscribíamos, suscribíais, suscribían.
Future
yo: suscribiré
The future tense uses the full infinitive as a base: suscribiré, suscribirás, suscribirá, suscribiremos, suscribiréis, suscribirán.
Conditional
yo: suscribiría
The conditional uses the infinitive plus -ía endings: suscribiría, suscribirías, suscribiría, suscribiríamos, suscribiríais, suscribirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: suscriba
The present subjunctive of suscribir is regular: suscriba, suscribas, suscriba, suscribamos, suscribáis, suscriban.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: suscribe
The affirmative imperative gives direct commands: suscribe (tú), suscribid (vosotros), suscriba (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no suscribas
Negative commands use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no suscribas, no suscriba, no suscribamos, no suscribáis, no suscriban.