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Contagiarse (to catch) - Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo (Imperfect Subjunctive, subjunctive) - Spanish

 Contagiarse (to catch) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Contagiarse - Conjugation of to catch 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: Contagiarse (to catch) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Síntomas y diagnóstico (Symptoms and diagnosis)

Conjugation of to catch in Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto

  • yo me contagiara/me contagiase I would catch
  • tú te contagiaras/te contagiases you caught
  • él/ella se contagiara/se contagiase he/she caught
  • nosotros/nosotras nos contagiáramos/nos contagiásemos we caught
  • vosotros/vosotras os contagiarais/os contagiaséis You all would catch
  • ellos/ellas se contagiaran/se contagiasen They caught

Example phrases

  • Si me contagiara en la clínica, tendría que pedir la baja. If I caught it at the clinic, I would have to call in sick.
  • Te recomendó que te contagiaras lo menos posible en el trabajo. He recommended that you caught it as little as possible at work.
  • Era importante que se contagiara durante las revisiones médicas para entender los síntomas. It was important that he caught it during the medical check-ups to understand the symptoms.
  • Si nos contagiáramos, la médica nos daría un tratamiento adecuado. If we caught it, the doctor would give us appropriate treatment.
  • Os dijeron que no os contagiarais en la boda, ya que el seguro no lo cubría. You were told not to catch it at the wedding, as the insurance didn't cover it.
  • Les preocupaba que se contagiaran durante el almuerzo con el médico de guardia. They were worried that they might catch it during lunch with the on-call doctor.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - contagiarse (to catch)

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

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Contagiarse (Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Si ... ..., la médica ... daría un tratamiento adecuado.

Si nos contagiáramos, la médica nos daría un tratamiento adecuado.
(If we caught it, the doctor would give us appropriate treatment.)

2. ... recomendó que ... ... lo menos posible en el trabajo.

Te recomendó que te contagiaras lo menos posible en el trabajo.
(He recommended that you caught it as little as possible at work.)

3. Era importante que ... ... durante las revisiones médicas para entender los síntomas.

Era importante que se contagiara durante las revisiones médicas para entender los síntomas.
(It was important that he caught it during the medical check-ups to understand the symptoms.)

4. Si ... ... en la clínica, tendría que pedir la baja.

Si me contagiara en la clínica, tendría que pedir la baja.
(If I caught it at the clinic, I would have to call in sick.)

5. Les preocupaba que ... ... durante el almuerzo con el médico de guardia.

Les preocupaba que se contagiaran durante el almuerzo con el médico de guardia.
(They were worried that they might catch it during lunch with the on-call doctor.)

6. ... dijeron que no ... ... en la boda, ya que el seguro no lo cubría.

Os dijeron que no os contagiarais en la boda, ya que el seguro no lo cubría.
(You were told not to catch it at the wedding, as the insurance didn't cover it.)