How to conjugate principiar in Subjunctive Imperfect in Spanish

principiar
to begin
regular verb

Principiar means to start or commence something. It is used in formal or literary contexts to indicate the beginning of an action or event.

How to conjugate principiar 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
principiara
Tú
principiaras
Él / Ella / Usted
principiara
Nosotros / Nosotras
principiáramos
Vosotros / Vosotras
principiarais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
principiaran

Examples of principiar in Subjunctive Imperfect

Yo
Esperaba que yo principiara temprano.
I hoped that I started early.
Tú
Dudaba que tú principiara la tarea.
I doubted that you started the task.
Él / Ella / Usted
Creía que él principiara sin ayuda.
I believed that he started without help.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Pensábamos que nosotros principiáramos juntos.
We thought that we started together.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Era posible que vosotros principiárais tarde.
It was possible that you all started late.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
No creían que ellos principiaran sin aviso.
They didn't believe that they started without notice.

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Esperaba que yo principiara temprano.

Other conjugations of principiar

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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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