How to conjugate riñir in Subjunctive Imperfect in Spanish

riñir
to scold
irregular verb

Riñir means to scold or reprimand someone, often a child, for misbehavior. It is used to describe the act of expressing disapproval or correction.

How to conjugate riñir 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
riñera
Tú
riñeras
Él / Ella / Usted
riñera
Nosotros / Nosotras
riñéramos
Vosotros / Vosotras
riñerais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
riñeran

Examples of riñir in Subjunctive Imperfect

Yo
Esperaba que él riñera menos.
I hoped that he scolded less.
Tú
No creía que tú riñeras tanto.
I didn't believe that you scolded so much.
Él / Ella / Usted
Pensaba que ella riñera en privado.
I thought that she scolded privately.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Deseábamos que nosotros riñéramos menos.
We wished that we scolded less.
Vosotros / Vosotras
No era seguro que vosotros riñerais tanto.
It wasn't certain that you all scolded so much.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
No creían que ellos riñeran en público.
They didn't believe that they scolded in public.

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Esperaba que él riñera menos.

Other conjugations of riñir

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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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