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temblar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation

temblarto shiver

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Quick answer:

The imperfect subjunctive of temblar is built from the third-person plural preterite: temblara, temblaras, temblara, tembláramos, temblarais, temblaran.

temblar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms

yotemblara
temblaras
él/ella/ustedtemblara
nosotrostembláramos
vosotrostemblarais
ellos/ellas/ustedestemblaran

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.

  • 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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