Cuidar (to take care of) - Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo (Imperfect Subjunctive, subjunctive) - Spanish

Cuidar (to take care of) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Cuidar - Conjugation of to take care of 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: Cuidar (to take care of) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Cuidando a la mascota (Taking care of the pet)

Conjugation of to take care of in Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto

yo cuidara/cuidase I would take care of
tú cuidaras/cuidases you would take care of
él/ella cuidara/cuidase he would take care of
nosotros/nosotras cuidáramos/cuidásemos we took care of
vosotros/vosotras cuidarais/cuidaseis you would take care of
ellos/ellas cuidaran/cuidasen they would take care of

Example phrases

Si yo cuidara/cuidase la tierra, las plantas crecerían saludables. If I took care of the earth, the plants would grow healthy.
Si tú cuidaras/cuidases las semillas, tendríamos muchas flores. If you took care of the seeds, we would have lots of flowers.
Si el jardinero cuidara/cuidase los árboles, darían más frutos. If he took care of the trees, they would bear more fruit.
Si nosotros cuidáramos/cuidásemos el jardín, estaría siempre limpio. If we took care of the garden, it would always be clean.
Si vosotros cuidarais/cuidaseis las plantas, el jardín se vería maravilloso. If you took care of the plants, the garden would look wonderful.
Si ellos cuidaran/cuidasen las hojas, no se secarían tan rápido. If they took care of the leaves, they wouldn't dry out so quickly.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - cuidar (to take care of)

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

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Cuidar (Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Si tú ... las semillas, tendríamos muchas flores.

Si tú cuidaras/cuidases las semillas, tendríamos muchas flores.

(If you took care of the seeds, we would have lots of flowers.)

2. Si el jardinero ... los árboles, darían más frutos.

Si el jardinero cuidara/cuidase los árboles, darían más frutos.

(If he took care of the trees, they would bear more fruit.)

3. Si nosotros ... el jardín, estaría siempre limpio.

Si nosotros cuidáramos/cuidásemos el jardín, estaría siempre limpio.

(If we took care of the garden, it would always be clean.)

4. Si ellos ... las hojas, no se secarían tan rápido.

Si ellos cuidaran/cuidasen las hojas, no se secarían tan rápido.

(If they took care of the leaves, they wouldn't dry out so quickly.)

5. Si yo ... la tierra, las plantas crecerían saludables.

Si yo cuidara/cuidase la tierra, las plantas crecerían saludables.

(If I took care of the earth, the plants would grow healthy.)

6. Si vosotros ... las plantas, el jardín se vería maravilloso.

Si vosotros cuidarais/cuidaseis las plantas, el jardín se vería maravilloso.

(If you took care of the plants, the garden would look wonderful.)