traficar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
traficar — to traffic
The imperfect subjunctive of traficar is regular based on the third-person plural preterite: traficara, traficaras, traficara, traficáramos, traficarais, traficaran.
traficar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations or past requests involving trafficking, such as 'If I trafficked...' or 'They wanted us to traffic...'.
Notes on traficar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular for traficar. It follows the standard -ar verb endings attached to the 'traficar-' stem.
Example Sentences
Si él traficara con armas, estaría en la cárcel.
If he trafficked weapons, he would be in jail.
él/ella/usted
Me sorprendió que ellos traficaran con arte robado.
It surprised me that they trafficked stolen art.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si nosotros traficáramos con eso, seríamos criminales.
If we trafficked in that, we would be criminals.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: traficáramos (without accent)
Correct: traficáramos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the vowel before the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: trafico
The present tense of traficar is completely regular: trafico, traficas, trafica, traficamos, traficáis, trafican.
Preterite
yo: trafiqué
The preterite of traficar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'trafiqué'.
Imperfect
yo: traficaba
The imperfect of traficar is regular: traficaba, traficabas, traficaba, traficábamos, traficabais, traficaban.
Future
yo: traficaré
The future tense of traficar is regular: traficaré, traficarás, traficará, traficaremos, traficaréis, traficarán.
Conditional
yo: traficaría
The conditional of traficar is regular: traficaría, traficarías, traficaría, traficaríamos, traficaríais, traficarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: trafique
The present subjunctive of traficar requires a spelling change from 'c' to 'qu' in all forms: trafique, trafiques, trafique, trafiquemos, trafiquéis, trafiquen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: trafica
The imperative of traficar uses the 'qu' spelling change for formal commands (trafique, trafiquen).
Negative Imperative
yo: no trafiques
The negative imperative of traficar always uses the 'qu' spelling change: no trafiques, no trafique, no trafiquemos, no trafiquéis, no trafiquen.