How to use Regular verbs in the imperfect subjunctive in Spanish
Learn how to use Regular verbs in the imperfect subjunctive, and what to use it for in Spanish.
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Regular verbs in the imperfect subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive has two possible forms for every verb:
Me pidió que cantara/cantase en su grupo.
She asked me to sing in her group.
No creo que bebiera/bebiese tanto vino.
I don't think he drank that much wine.
The imperfect subjunctive is conjugated as follows:
Hablar
hablara / hablase
hablaras / hablases
hablara / hablase
habláramos / hablásemos
hablarais / hablaseis
hablaran / hablasen
Beber
bebiera / bebiese
bebieras / bebieses
bebiera / bebiese
bebiéramos / bebiésemos
bebierais / bebieseis
bebieran / bebiesen
Vivir
viviera / viviese
vivieras / vivieses
viviera / viviese
viviéramos / viviésemos
vivierais / vivieseis
vivieran / viviesen
Note: Both forms are common and used interchangeably. However, in polite speech the first form is preferred:
Quisiera un plato de paella, por favor.
I would like a plate of paella, please.
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