volcar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
volcar — to tip over
Volcar is regular in the imperfect subjunctive, based on the third-person preterite 'volcaron'.
volcar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations, such as 'If I tipped the table over...'.
Notes on volcar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular for volcar. It does not have the o > ue stem change and uses the standard -ra endings.
Example Sentences
Si yo volcara este vaso, te mojarías.
If I were to tip this glass over, you'd get wet.
yo
Me dio miedo que volcaran el camión.
I was afraid they might flip the truck.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si volcáramos la caja, veríamos el fondo.
If we tipped the box over, we would see the bottom.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'vuelcara'.
Correct: volcara
Why: The imperfect subjunctive is built from the preterite 'ellos' form (volcaron), which doesn't have a stem change.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: vuelco
Volcar is a stem-changing verb where the 'o' becomes 'ue' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: volqué
Volcar has a spelling change in the 'yo' form (volqué) to keep the hard 'k' sound.
Imperfect
yo: volcaba
Volcar is completely regular in the imperfect: volcaba, volcabas, volcaba...
Future
yo: volcaré
Volcar is regular in the future; just add endings to the infinitive: volcaré, volcarás...
Conditional
yo: volcaría
Volcar is regular in the conditional: volcaría, volcarías, volcaría...
Present Subjunctive
yo: vuelque
Volcar combines the 'o > ue' stem change with the 'c > qu' spelling change in all forms.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: vuelca
Use 'vuelca' (tú) or 'vuelquen' (ustedes) to tell someone to tip or dump something.
Negative Imperative
yo: no vuelques
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no vuelques, no vuelque.