variar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
variar — to change
The imperfect subjunctive of variar is regular: variara, variaras, variara, variáramos, variarais, variaran.
variar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for past doubts or in 'if' clauses (e.g., 'If the weather changed...').
Notes on variar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Variar is regular here. The stem comes from the 3rd person plural preterite ('variaron'), dropping the -ron.
Example Sentences
Si variara el clima, iríamos a la playa.
If the weather changed, we would go to the beach.
él/ella/usted
Me gustaría que variaras tu actitud.
I would like you to vary your attitude.
tú
Era necesario que variáramos el plan.
It was necessary that we varied the plan.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the nosotros form.
Correct: variáramos
Why: The 'we' form of the imperfect subjunctive always has an accent on the vowel before the -ramos ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: varío
The present of variar features a stressed 'í' in most forms: varío, varías, varía, variamos, variáis, varían.
Preterite
yo: varié
The preterite of variar is regular: varié, variaste, varió, variamos, variasteis, variaron.
Imperfect
yo: variaba
The imperfect of variar is regular: variaba, variabas, variaba, variábamos, variabais, variaban.
Future
yo: variaré
The future of variar is regular: variaré, variarás, variará, variaremos, variaréis, variarán.
Conditional
yo: variaría
The conditional of variar is regular: variaría, variarías, variaría, variaríamos, variaríais, variarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: varíe
The present subjunctive of variar carries a stressed 'í': varíe, varíes, varíe, variemos, variéis, varíen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: varía
The imperative of variar uses the stressed 'í' for commands: varía, varíe, variemos, variad, varíen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no varíes
The negative imperative uses present subjunctive forms: no varíes, no varíe, no variemos, no variéis, no varíen.