How to conjugate postrar in Subjunctive Imperfect in Spanish

postrar
to bow down, to prostrate, to overwhelm
regular verb

Postrar means to cause someone to lie down or to bow down, often in a context of humility, submission, or overwhelming emotion. It can also refer to physically or emotionally being overwhelmed.

How to conjugate postrar 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
postrara
Tú
postraras
Él / Ella / Usted
postrara
Nosotros / Nosotras
postráramos
Vosotros / Vosotras
postrarais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
postraran

Examples of postrar in Subjunctive Imperfect

Yo
Esperaba que yo postrara ante la autoridad.
I hoped that I would prostrate myself before the authority.
Tú
Querían que tú postraras en la ceremonia.
They wanted you to prostrate yourself at the ceremony.
Él / Ella / Usted
Dudaba que él postrara en la reunión.
I doubted that he would prostrate himself at the meeting.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Era importante que nosotros postrábamos en oración.
It was important that we prostrated ourselves in prayer.
Vosotros / Vosotras
No creían que vosotros postrarais ante ellos.
They didn't believe that you all would prostrate yourselves before them.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Esperaban que ellos postraran en señal de respeto.
They expected that they would prostrate themselves as a sign of respect.

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Esperaba que yo postrara ante la autoridad.

Other conjugations of postrar

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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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