vengar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
vengar — to avenge
The imperfect subjunctive of vengar follows the standard -ara pattern: vengara, vengaras, vengara, vengáramos, vengarais, vengaran.
vengar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical scenarios involving revenge or when a past wish or command influenced an act of vengeance.
Notes on vengar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Vengar is regular in this tense. It uses the stem from the third-person plural preterite (vengaron).
Example Sentences
Si yo vengara esa ofensa, me sentiría peor.
If I were to avenge that offense, I would feel worse.
yo
Era necesario que nosotros vengáramos el honor de la familia.
It was necessary that we avenged the family honor.
nosotros
Me gustaría que no vengaras ese error.
I would like it if you didn't avenge that mistake.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: venguara
Correct: vengara
Why: Learners often over-apply the 'gu' spelling change. In this tense, the vowel is 'a', so a plain 'g' naturally stays hard.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: vengo
Vengar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: vengo, vengas, venga, vengamos, vengáis, vengan.
Preterite
yo: vengué
Vengar is regular in the preterite except for the 'yo' form, which changes to vengué.
Imperfect
yo: vengaba
The imperfect of vengar is regular: vengaba, vengabas, vengaba, vengábamos, vengabais, vengaban.
Future
yo: vengaré
The future of vengar is regular: vengaré, vengarás, vengará, vengaremos, vengaréis, vengarán.
Conditional
yo: vengaría
The conditional of vengar is regular: vengaría, vengarías, vengaría, vengaríamos, vengaríais, vengarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: vengue
The present subjunctive of vengar requires a spelling change from 'g' to 'gu': vengue, vengues, vengue, venguemos, venguéis, venguen.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: venga
The imperative of vengar uses 'venga' for tú and 'venguen' for ustedes.
Negative Imperative
yo: no vengues
The negative imperative of vengar always uses the 'gu' spelling change: no vengues, no vengue, no venguen.