How to conjugate matar in Subjunctive Imperfect in Spanish

matar
to kill
regular verb

Matar means to cause the death of a person, animal, or thing. It is used in contexts involving killing or ending life.

How to conjugate matar 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
matara
Tú
mataras
Él / Ella / Usted
matara
Nosotros / Nosotras
matáramos
Vosotros / Vosotras
matarais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
matara

Examples of matar in Subjunctive Imperfect

Yo
Si yo matara a alguien, me arrepentiría.
If I killed someone, I would regret it.
Tú
Es posible que tú mataras sin querer.
It's possible that you killed unintentionally.
Él / Ella / Usted
Esperaba que él no matara a nadie.
I hoped that he wouldn't kill anyone.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Si nosotros matáramos a los animales, sería ilegal.
If we killed the animals, it would be illegal.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Quizá vosotros matarais sin querer.
Maybe you killed unintentionally.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
No creía que ellos mataran por diversión.
I didn't think they killed for fun.

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Si yo matara a alguien, me arrepentiría.

Other conjugations of matar

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Complete conjugation table
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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