trascender Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
trascender — to transcend
Formed from the third-person plural preterite: trascendiera, trascendieras, trascendiera...
trascender Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use for hypothetical situations regarding legacy or secrets, or in 'if' clauses (e.g., 'If this leaked, it would be a disaster').
Notes on trascender in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Since the preterite is regular, the imperfect subjunctive is also regular, based on the stem 'trascendier-'.
Example Sentences
Si la noticia trascendiera, sería un escándalo.
If the news were to leak, it would be a scandal.
él/ella/usted
Me gustaría que mis ideas trascendieran.
I would like my ideas to transcend.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si nosotros trascendiéramos el odio, habría paz.
If we transcended hatred, there would be peace.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: trasciendiera
Correct: trascendiera
Why: The stem change e > ie only happens in the present tenses, not the imperfect subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: trasciendo
The present of trascender follows an e > ie stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: trascendí
Trascender is regular in the preterite, following the standard -er endings without any stem changes.
Imperfect
yo: trascendía
Trascender is regular in the imperfect: trascendía, trascendías, trascendía, trascendíamos, trascendíais, trascendían.
Future
yo: trascenderé
The future is regular: add endings to the infinitive (trascenderé, trascenderás, trascenderá).
Conditional
yo: trascendería
The conditional is regular: infinitive + -ía endings (trascendería, trascenderías...).
Present Subjunctive
yo: trascienda
The present subjunctive follows the e > ie change (trascienda) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: trasciende
The imperative uses the stem change in most forms (trasciende, trascienda).
Negative Imperative
yo: no trasciendas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'.