
temblar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
temblar — to shiver
The imperfect subjunctive of temblar is built from the third-person plural preterite: temblara, temblaras, temblara, tembláramos, temblarais, temblaran.
temblar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations (like 'if the ground shook') or to describe past emotions or requests regarding someone shivering.
Notes on temblar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Temblar is regular in this tense. It uses the stem 'temblar-' derived from the preterite 'temblaron'.
Example Sentences
Si la tierra temblara, saldría de la casa.
If the earth shook, I would leave the house.
él/ella/usted
No quería que temblaras de frío.
I didn't want you to shiver from the cold.
tú
Era extraño que no tembláramos en la nieve.
It was strange that we weren't shivering in the snow.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'tiemblara' with a stem change.
Correct: temblara
Why: Temblar only has stem changes in the present tenses; the imperfect subjunctive is always based on the preterite stem, which is regular.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: tiemblo
Temblar has an e to ie stem change in the 'boot' forms: tiemblo, tiemblas, tiembla, temblamos, tembláis, tiemblan.
Preterite
yo: temblé
Temblar is completely regular in the preterite: temblé, temblaste, tembló, temblamos, temblasteis, temblaron.
Imperfect
yo: temblaba
The imperfect of temblar is regular: temblaba, temblabas, temblaba, temblábamos, temblabais, temblaban.
Future
yo: temblaré
The future tense of temblar is regular: temblaré, temblarás, temblará, temblaremos, temblaréis, temblarán.
Conditional
yo: temblaría
The conditional is regular: temblaría, temblarías, temblaría, temblaríamos, temblaríais, temblarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: tiemble
Temblar undergoes an e to ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros: tiemble, tiembles, tiemble, temblemos, tembléis, tiemblen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: tiembla
The affirmative imperative uses the stem change for 'tú' and 'usted(es)': tiembla, temblad, tiemble, tiemblen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no tiembles
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no tiembles, no tiemble, no temblemos, no tembléis, no tiemblen.