How to use The verbs poner, poder and querer in the imperfect subjunctive in Spanish

Learn how to use The verbs poner, poder and querer in the imperfect subjunctive, and what to use it for in Spanish.
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The verbs poner, poder and querer in the imperfect subjunctive

Poner (to put), poder (to be able to) and querer (to love/want) are irregular in the imperfect subjunctive. They are conjugated as follows:

Poner en
Yo pusiera/pusiese
Tú pusieras/pusieses
Él/ella/usted pusiera/pusiese
Nosotros/as pusiéramos/pusiésemos
Vosotros/as pusierais/pusieseis
Ellos/ellas/ustedes pusieran/pusiesen
Poder en
Yo pudiera/pudiese
Tú pudieras/pudieses
Él/ella/usted pudiera/pudiese
Nosotros/as pudiéramos/pudiésemos
Vosotros/as pudierais/pudieseis
Ellos/ellas/ustedes pudieran/pudiesen
Querer en
Yo quisiera/quisiese
Tú quisieras/quisieses
Él/ella/usted quisiera/quisiese
Nosotros/as quisiéramos/quisiésemos
Vosotros/as quisierais/quisieseis
Ellos/ellas/ustedes quisieran/quisiesen

No creo que pusiera mucho azúcar en el café.

I don't think he/she put much sugar in the coffee.

Ojalá pudiera volar.

If only I could fly.

Quisiera un plato de pasta, por favor.

I would like a plate of pasta, please.

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