How to conjugate encarcelar in Subjunctive Imperfect in Spanish

encarcelar
to imprison
regular verb

Encacelar means to put someone in prison or jail. It is used when referring to the act of confining or detaining someone legally.

How to conjugate encarcelar 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
encarcelara
encarcelaras
Él / Ella / Usted
encarcelara
Nosotros / Nosotras
encarceláramos
Vosotros / Vosotras
encarcelarais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
encarcelaran

Examples of encarcelar in Subjunctive Imperfect

Yo
Esperaba que encarcelara al culpable.
I hoped that he would imprison the guilty.
Dudaba que encarcelaras a alguien sin pruebas.
I doubted that you would imprison someone without evidence.
Él / Ella / Usted
Quería que encarcelara al criminal.
I wanted him to imprison the criminal.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Era importante que encarceláramos a los responsables.
It was important that we imprisoned those responsible.
Vosotros / Vosotras
No creía que encarcelarais a inocentes.
I didn't believe that you all would imprison innocents.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Esperaban que encarcelaran a los ladrones.
They hoped that they would imprison the thieves.

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Esperaba que encarcelara al culpable.

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