How to conjugate apretar in Subjunctive Imperfect in Spanish

apretar
to tighten, to squeeze, to press
regular verb

Apretar means to make something tighter, to press or squeeze it, or to apply pressure. It can also be used figuratively to mean urging or pressing someone to do something.

How to conjugate apretar in Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

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Subjunctive Imperfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
apretara
Tú
apretaras
Él / Ella / Usted
apretara
Nosotros / Nosotras
apretáramos
Vosotros / Vosotras
apretárais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
apretaran

Examples of apretar in Subjunctive Imperfect

Yo
Esperaba que él apretara el botón.
I hoped that he pressed the button.
Tú
No creía que tú apretaras la tuerca.
I didn't believe that you tightened the nut.
Él / Ella / Usted
Dudaba que ella apretara la cuerda.
I doubted that she tightened the rope.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Queríamos que nosotros apretáramos los tornillos.
We wanted us to tighten the screws.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Era posible que vosotros apretárais el tapón.
It was possible that you all tightened the cap.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
No pensaba que ellos apretaran la válvula.
I didn't think that they tightened the valve.

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Esperaba que él apretara el botón.

Other conjugations of apretar

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Complete conjugation table
Indicative Present
Indicative Preterite
Indicative Imperfect
Indicative Present Continuous
Indicative Informal Future
Indicative Future
Indicative Conditional
Indicative Present Perfect
Indicative Past Perfect
Indicative Future Perfect
Indicative Conditional Perfect
Subjunctive Present
Subjunctive Future
Subjunctive Present Perfect
Subjunctive Past Perfect
Subjunctive Future Perfect
Imperative Affirmative
Imperative Negative

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