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Calentar (to heat) - Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo (Imperfect Subjunctive, subjunctive) - Spanish

 Calentar (to heat) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Calentar - Conjugation of to heat in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the imperfect subjunctive, subjunctive tense (Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo).

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo (Imperfect Subjunctive, subjunctive)

All conjugations and tenses: Calentar (to heat) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Electrodomésticos (Household appliances)

Conjugation of to heat in Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto

  • yo calentara/calientese I would heat
  • tú calentaras/calienteses you heated
  • él/ella calentara/calientese he/she would heat
  • nosotros/nosotras calentáramos/calientesemos we heated
  • vosotros/vosotras calentarais/calienteséis you heated
  • ellos/ellas calentaran/calientesen They would heat

Example phrases

  • Quisiera que yo calentara/calientese la sopa. I would like/I heated the soup.
  • Sería bueno que tú calentaras/calienteses los vasos. It would be good if you heated the glasses.
  • Espero que él/ella calentara/calientese el plato. I hope that he/she heated the dish.
  • Nos gustaría que nosotros calentáramos/calientesemos los utensilios. We would like us to heat the utensils.
  • Sería conveniente que vosotros calentarais/calienteséis la sartén. It would be convenient if you heated the frying pan.
  • Es posible que ellos calentaran/calientesen la olla. It is possible that they heated the pot.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - calentar (to heat)

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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Calentar (Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Sería conveniente que vosotros ... la sartén.

Sería conveniente que vosotros calentarais/calienteséis la sartén.
(It would be convenient if you heated the frying pan.)

2. Es posible que ellos ... la olla.

Es posible que ellos calentaran/calientesen la olla.
(It is possible that they heated the pot.)

3. Espero que él/ella ... el plato.

Espero que él/ella calentara/calientese el plato.
(I hope that he/she heated the dish.)

4. Quisiera que yo ... la sopa.

Quisiera que yo calentara/calientese la sopa.
(I would like/I heated the soup.)

5. Nos gustaría que nosotros ... los utensilios.

Nos gustaría que nosotros calentáramos/calientesemos los utensilios.
(We would like us to heat the utensils.)

6. Sería bueno que tú ... los vasos.

Sería bueno que tú calentaras/calienteses los vasos.
(It would be good if you heated the glasses.)