visitar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
visitar — to visit
Used for past hypotheticals or wishes, like 'si visitara' (if I visited) or 'ojalá visitara' (I wish I visited).
visitar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive is used for hypothetical situations, wishes, doubts, or polite requests in the past. Think 'if I visited...' or 'I wish he would visit...'.
Notes on visitar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
'Visitar' is regular in the imperfect subjunctive. The two forms (-ra and -se) are interchangeable, but the -ra form is more common.
Example Sentences
Si yo visitara París, te llamaría.
If I visited Paris, I would call you.
yo
Ella deseaba que tú la visitaras más a menudo.
She wished that you would visit her more often.
tú
Ojalá usted nos visitara pronto.
I wish you would visit us soon.
Era importante que ellos nos visitaran.
It was important that they visit us.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the preterite or imperfect indicative instead of the imperfect subjunctive.
Correct: For hypothetical or wishful past scenarios, use forms like 'visitara' or 'visitaras'.
Why: The imperfect subjunctive expresses unreality or uncertainty in the past, which the indicative cannot do.
Mistake: Confusing the -ra and -se endings.
Correct: Both 'visitara' and 'visitase' are correct imperfect subjunctive forms.
Why: Spanish has two sets of endings for this tense, but they mean the same thing.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: visito
Describes current actions, habits, or general truths: 'visito' (I visit), 'visitas' (you visit).
Preterite
yo: visité
Completed past actions: 'visité' (I visited), 'visitaste' (you visited), 'visitó' (he/she visited).
Imperfect
yo: visitaba
Describes ongoing or habitual past actions: 'visitaba' (I used to visit/was visiting).
Future
yo: visitaré
Talks about future actions: 'visitaré' (I will visit), 'visitarás' (you will visit).
Conditional
yo: visitaría
Expresses hypotheticals ('would visit') or polite requests: 'visitaría' (I would visit).
Present Subjunctive
yo: visite
Expresses wishes, doubts, or emotions, like 'Quiero que visites' (I want you to visit).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: visita
Direct commands with 'visita' (tú) and 'visite' (usted) being common.
Negative Imperative
yo: no visites
Negative commands use the present subjunctive with 'no', like 'no visites' (tú) and 'no visite' (usted).