We use El Imperfecto Subjuntivo in some subordinate clauses and in particularly polite requests.
Learn about conjugation of haber in El Imperfecto Subjuntivo in Spanish
Rather unusually, this tense has two conjugation forms. Take a look at haber conjugated in El Imperfecto Subjuntivo:
Conjugation 1 (used widely in speech in Spain, Latin America and South America)
| yo | hubiera |
| tú | hubieras |
| él / ella / Ud. | hubiera |
| nosotros | hubiéramos |
| vosotros | hubierais |
| ellos / ellas / Uds. | hubieran |
Conjugation 2 (used more in written language and in Spain)
| yo | hubiese |
| tú | hubieses |
| él / ella / Ud. | hubiese |
| nosotros | hubiésemos |
| vosotros | hubieseis |
| ellos / ellas / Uds. | hubiesen |
Note that in El Imperfecto Subjuntivo, only the impersonal third person form hubiera/hubiese is ever used on its own.
Read and listen to these examples:
The full set of six forms is used with past participles of a second verb to form another tense: El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo. For example:
Read more about El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo.
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