All Spanish verbs can be conjugated in El Pretérito Imperfecto Subjuntivo -there are two conjugations sets to use for this tense. Some verbs are irregular in the imperfect subjunctive if they are irregular in the preterite, for example the verb "estar".
Learn how to conjugate Spanish verb estar in El Pretérito Imperfecto Subjuntivo
Rather unusually, this tense has two conjugation forms. Take a look at estar conjugations in El Pretérito Imperfecto Subjuntivo:
Conjugation 1 (used widely in speech in Spain, Latin America and South America)
| yo | estuviera |
| tú | estuvieras |
| él / ella / Ud. | estuviera |
| nosotros / nosotras | estuviéramos |
| vosotros / vosotras | estuvierais |
| ellos / ellas / Uds. | estuvieran |
Conjugation 2 (used more in written language and in Spain)
| yo | estuviese |
| tú | estuvieses |
| él / ella / Ud. | estuviese |
| nosotros / nosotras | estuviésemos |
| vosotros /vosotras | estuvieseis |
| ellos / ellas / Uds. | estuviesen |
Read and listen to these examples:
Sería maravilloso que tú estuvieras de acuerdo en todo.It would be wonderful if you agreed with everything.
Tal vez vosotros estuvierais contentos por vuestro ascenso.Maybe you were happy about your promotion.
No admitía que vosotras estuvieseis enfadadas con vuestros maridos.She wouldn't admit that you were angry with your husbands.
Quizás ellos estuvieran satisfechos con el tiempo en verano.Maybe they were satisfied with the weather in the summer.
See also:
Conjugate Spanish verbs in the Spanish imperfect subjunctive tense (El Imperfecto de Subjuntivo)
Conjugate Spanish verbs in the Spanish imperfect subjunctive tense (El Imperfecto de Subjuntivo)
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Quizás ellos estuvieran satisfechos con el tiempo en verano.Maybe they were satisfied with the weather in the summer.
Tal vez vosotros estuvierais contentos por vuestro ascenso.Maybe you were happy about your promotion.
Sería maravilloso que tú estuvieras de acuerdo en todo.It would be wonderful if you agreed with everything.
No admitía que vosotras estuvieseis enfadadas con vuestros maridos.She wouldn't admit that you were angry with your husbands.
Quizás mis amigas estuviesen de crucero por el Mediterráneo.Maybe my friends were on a cruise in the Mediterranean.
