Cerrar (to close) - Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo (Imperfect Subjunctive, subjunctive) - Spanish

Cerrar (to close) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Cerrar - Conjugation of to close 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: Cerrar (to close) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

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Conjugation of to close in Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto

yo cerrara/cerrase I would close
tú cerraras/cerrases you closed
él/ella cerrara/cerrase he closed
nosotros/nosotras cerráramos/cerrásemos we closed
vosotros/vosotras cerrarais/cerraseis you would close
ellos/ellas cerraran/cerrasen they closed

Example phrases

Si yo cerrara/cerrase la puerta, no entraría el frío. If I closed the door, the cold wouldn't come in.
Ojalá tú cerraras/cerrases la ventana antes de salir. I wish you would close the window before leaving.
Si él cerrara/cerrase el trato, seríamos muy felices. If he closed the deal, we would be very happy.
Si nosotros cerráramos/cerrásemos las tiendas temprano, podríamos descansar más. If we closed the stores early, we could rest more.
Si vosotros cerrarais/cerraseis los ojos, podríais imaginarlo. If you were to close your eyes, you could imagine it.
Si ellos cerraran/cerrasen el restaurante, no tendríamos donde comer. If they closed the restaurant, we wouldn’t have anywhere to eat.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - cerrar (to close)

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

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Cerrar (Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Si vosotros ... los ojos, podríais imaginarlo.

Si vosotros cerrarais/cerraseis los ojos, podríais imaginarlo.

(If you were to close your eyes, you could imagine it.)

2. Si nosotros ... las tiendas temprano, podríamos descansar más.

Si nosotros cerráramos/cerrásemos las tiendas temprano, podríamos descansar más.

(If we closed the stores early, we could rest more.)

3. Si ellos ... el restaurante, no tendríamos donde comer.

Si ellos cerraran/cerrasen el restaurante, no tendríamos donde comer.

(If they closed the restaurant, we wouldn’t have anywhere to eat.)

4. Ojalá tú ... la ventana antes de salir.

Ojalá tú cerraras/cerrases la ventana antes de salir.

(I wish you would close the window before leaving.)

5. Si él ... el trato, seríamos muy felices.

Si él cerrara/cerrase el trato, seríamos muy felices.

(If he closed the deal, we would be very happy.)

6. Si yo ... la puerta, no entraría el frío.

Si yo cerrara/cerrase la puerta, no entraría el frío.

(If I closed the door, the cold wouldn't come in.)