How to conjugate encoger in Subjunctive Imperfect in Spanish

encoger
to shrink
regular verb

Encoger means to become smaller or to make something smaller, often due to heat, washing, or other factors. It is used to describe the reduction in size or volume.

How to conjugate encoger 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
encogiera
encogieras
Él / Ella / Usted
encogiera
Nosotros / Nosotras
encogiéramos
Vosotros / Vosotras
encogierais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
encogieran

Examples of encoger in Subjunctive Imperfect

Yo
Esperaba que encogiera con el calor.
I hoped that it shrank with the heat.
No creía que encogieras tanto.
I didn't believe that you shrank so much.
Él / Ella / Usted
Pensaba que encogiera en la lavadora.
I thought that it shrank in the washing machine.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Era posible que encogiéramos la tela.
It was possible that we shrank the fabric.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Querían que encogierais la ropa vieja.
They wanted you all to shrink the old clothes.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Dudaba que encogieran con el lavado.
I doubted that they shrank with the wash.

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