How to conjugate arrestar in Subjunctive Imperfect in Spanish

arrestar
to arrest
regular verb

Arrestar means to seize or take someone into custody, typically by law enforcement authorities. It is used in legal and criminal contexts.

How to conjugate arrestar 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
arrestara
Tú
arrestaras
Él / Ella / Usted
arrestara
Nosotros / Nosotras
arrestáramos
Vosotros / Vosotras
arrestarais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
arrestaran

Examples of arrestar in Subjunctive Imperfect

Yo
Esperaba que arrestara al sospechoso.
I hoped that he would arrest the suspect.
Tú
Dudaba que arrestaras al culpable.
I doubted that you would arrest the culprit.
Él / Ella / Usted
No creía que arrestara a nadie.
I didn't believe that he would arrest anyone.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Queríamos que arrestáramos al ladrón.
We wanted us to arrest the thief.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Era posible que arrestarais a los sospechosos.
It was possible that you all would arrest the suspects.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
No pensaba que arrestaran a los manifestantes.
I didn't think they would arrest the protesters.

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Esperaba que arrestara al sospechoso.

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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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