| hablar | comer | vivir | |
| yo | hablara hablase |
comiera comiese |
viviera viviese |
| tú | hablaras hablases |
comieras comieses |
vivieras vivieses |
| usted | hablara hablase |
comiera comiese |
viviera viviese |
| nosotros/nosotras | habláramos hablásemos |
comiéramos comiésemos |
viviéramos viviésemos |
| vosotros/vosotras | hablarais hablaseis |
comierais comieseis |
vivierais vivieseis |
| ustedes | hablaran hablasen |
comieran comiesen |
vivieran viviesen |
The subjuntivo imperfecto of all verbs is formed by dropping the -ron ending from the 3rd plural form (ustedes/ellos/ellas) of the indicativo indefinido and adding the subjuntivo imperfecto endings presented in the table above.
The first plural form (nosotros/-as) always has a written accent!
In Spain and other Spanish-speaking countries or regions, the subjuntivo imperfecto is commonly used with the second set of endings presented in the table above (-se, -ses, -se, -semon, -seis, -sen). This form is also represented in literature.
In our vocabulary trainers, we focus on the first set of endings.
The subjuntivo imperfecto is required in the same situations as all other subjuntivo tenses. Please see our special usage of subjuntivo page to learn when to use the subjuntivo.
The subjuntivo imperfecto refers to actions in the past:
The subjuntivo imperfecto is used after the expression como si (as if):
In combination with the verb querer the subjuntivo imperfecto is commonly used to make polite requests: