How to conjugate esforzar in Subjunctive Imperfect in Spanish

esforzar
to strain, to exert oneself, to try hard
regular verb

Esforzar means to make an effort or exert oneself to achieve something. It can also refer to straining or forcing something physically or emotionally.

How to conjugate esforzar 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
esforzara
Tú
esforzaras
Él / Ella / Usted
esforzara
Nosotros / Nosotras
esforzáramos
Vosotros / Vosotras
esforzarais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
esforzaran

Examples of esforzar in Subjunctive Imperfect

Yo
Esperaba que él se esforzara más.
I hoped that he would try harder.
Tú
Querías que tú te esforzaras en el trabajo.
You wanted you would try harder at work.
Él / Ella / Usted
Dudaba que ella se esforzara lo suficiente.
I doubted that she would try hard enough.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Era importante que nosotros nos esforzáramos más.
It was important that we tried harder.
Vosotros / Vosotras
No creía que vosotros os esforzarais tanto.
I didn't believe that you all would try so hard.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
No pensaba que ellos se esforzaran en la tarea.
I didn't think they would try on the task.

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Esperaba que él se esforzara más.

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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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