6.1 Forming the Imperfect Subjunctive

Notes

Start with the ellos form of the preterite, drop -ron, and add the endings below. This works for every verb, regular or irregular.

• The nosotros form always has a written accent on the vowel before -ramos: habláramos, comiéramos, fuéramos.
• Irregular examples: ser/ir → fuera (fueron), decir → dijera, hacer → hiciera, saber → supiera, poder → pudiera, pedir → pidiera, leer → leyera.
• There is also an alternate -se form (hablase, comiese) used mostly in writing; the -ra form is more common.