How to conjugate hervir in Subjunctive Imperfect in Spanish

hervir
to boil
irregular verb

Hervir means to boil or to be boiling, often used to describe the process of heating liquids until they reach their boiling point. It can also be used figuratively to mean something intensifying or reaching a peak.

How to conjugate hervir 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
hirviera
hirvieras
Él / Ella / Usted
hirviera
Nosotros / Nosotras
hirviéramos
Vosotros / Vosotras
hirvierais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
hirvieran

Examples of hervir in Subjunctive Imperfect

Yo
Esperaba que ella hirviera el agua.
I hoped that she boiled the water.
Pensaba que tú hirvieras la sopa.
I thought that you boiled the soup.
Él / Ella / Usted
Dudaba que él hirviera la carne.
I doubted that he boiled the meat.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Queríamos que nosotros hirviéramos las verduras.
We wanted us to boil the vegetables.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Esperabais que vosotros hirvierais el arroz.
You all expected that you all boiled the rice.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
No creía que ellos hirvieran la leche.
I didn't believe that they boiled the milk.

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