terminar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
terminar — to finish
The imperfect subjunctive of terminar is regular: terminara, terminaras, terminara, termináramos, terminarais, terminaran.
terminar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for 'if' clauses (e.g., 'If I finished early...') or when a past request/hope involved finishing something.
Notes on terminar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular. It is built from the 'ellos' preterite form (terminaron) by dropping the -on and adding -a, -as, -a, etc.
Example Sentences
Si yo terminara ahora, podría ir al cine.
If I finished now, I could go to the movies.
yo
El jefe quería que termináramos el trabajo ayer.
The boss wanted us to finish the work yesterday.
nosotros
Me gustaría que tú terminaras de limpiar.
I would like you to finish cleaning.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form 'termináramos'.
Correct: The nosotros form always has an accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
Why: This is a consistent rule for the imperfect subjunctive across all verbs.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: termino
The present tense of terminar is regular: termino, terminas, termina, terminamos, termináis, terminan.
Preterite
yo: terminé
The preterite of terminar is regular: terminé, terminaste, terminó, terminamos, terminasteis, terminaron.
Imperfect
yo: terminaba
The imperfect of terminar follows the standard -ar pattern: terminaba, terminabas, terminaba, terminábamos, terminabais, terminaban.
Future
yo: terminaré
The future tense of terminar uses the infinitive plus endings: terminaré, terminarás, terminará, terminaremos, terminaréis, terminarán.
Conditional
yo: terminaría
The conditional of terminar is regular: terminaría, terminarías, terminaría, terminaríamos, terminaríais, terminarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: termine
The present subjunctive of terminar uses -e endings: termine, termines, termine, terminemos, terminéis, terminen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: termina
The imperative of terminar provides direct commands: termina (tú), terminad (vosotros), and termine/n (formal).
Negative Imperative
yo: no termines
The negative imperative of terminar uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms: no termines, no termine, etc.