traducir Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
traducir — to translate
The imperfect subjunctive of traducir uses the 'j' stem: tradujera, tradujeras, tradujera...
traducir Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past requests involving translation, often following 'si' (if) or verbs of influence in the past.
Notes on traducir in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is built from the preterite 'third person plural' stem. Since the preterite is 'tradujeron', the subjunctive becomes 'tradujera'. Note the 'j' replaces the 'c'.
Example Sentences
Si yo tradujera este texto, tardaría horas.
If I were to translate this text, it would take hours.
yo
Me pidió que tradujera la carta.
He asked me to translate the letter.
él/ella/usted
Si tradujéramos la canción, perdería el ritmo.
If we translated the song, it would lose the rhythm.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'traduciere' or 'traduciera'.
Correct: tradujera
Why: Learners often try to keep the 'i' or the 'c' from the infinitive, forgetting the 'j' stem used in the preterite.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: traduzco
Traducir is mostly regular, except for the 'yo' form: traduzco.
Preterite
yo: traduje
Traducir is a 'j-stem' irregular verb in the preterite: traduje, tradujiste, tradujo...
Imperfect
yo: traducía
The imperfect of traducir is regular: traducía, traducías, traducía...
Future
yo: traduciré
The future of traducir is regular: traduciré, traducirás, traducirá...
Conditional
yo: traduciría
The conditional of traducir is regular: traduciría, traducirías, traduciría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: traduzca
Traducir uses the 'zc' spelling change (traduzca) for all people in the present subjunctive.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: traduce
Use 'traduce' for friends (tú) and 'traduzca' for formal situations (usted).
Negative Imperative
yo: no traduzcas
The negative imperative always uses the 'zc' forms: no traduzcas, no traduzca...