verter Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
verter — to pour
The imperfect subjunctive is formed from the preterite stem: vertiera, vertieras, vertiera, vertiéramos, vertierais, vertieran.
verter Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use it for hypothetical situations or past requests, like 'Si vertieras la leche ahora, se enfriaría'.
Notes on verter in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense uses the preterite third-person plural stem (vertier-). It is regular based on that stem.
Example Sentences
Si yo vertiera el vino, mancharía el mantel.
If I were to pour the wine, I would stain the tablecloth.
yo
Me pidieron que vertiera el contenido en el cubo.
They asked me to pour the content into the bucket.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using a stem change like 'viertiera'.
Correct: vertiera
Why: The imperfect subjunctive is built on the preterite stem, which for verter does not have a stem change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: vierto
Verter is a stem-changing verb (e > ie) in the present tense, except for nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: vertí
Verter is regular in the preterite, following the standard -er ending pattern.
Imperfect
yo: vertía
Verter is completely regular in the imperfect: vertía, vertías, vertía, vertíamos, vertíais, vertían.
Future
yo: verteré
The future of verter is regular, formed by adding endings to the infinitive: verteré, verterás, etc.
Conditional
yo: vertería
The conditional of verter is regular: vertería, verterías, vertería, verteríamos, verteríais, verterían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: vierta
The present subjunctive of verter follows the e > ie stem change: vierta, viertas, vierta, vertamos, vertáis, viertan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: vierte
The imperative uses the stem-changed 'vierte' for tú and 'vierta' for usted.
Negative Imperative
yo: no viertas
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no viertas, no vierta, no vertamos, no vertáis, no viertan.