Despedirse (to say goodbye) - Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo (Imperfect Subjunctive, subjunctive) - Spanish

Despedirse (to say goodbye) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Despedirse - Conjugation of to say goodbye 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: Despedirse (to say goodbye) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Saludos, presentaciones y despedidas. (Greetings, Introductions, and Farewells)

Conjugation of to say goodbye in Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto

yo me despidiera/me despidiese I would say goodbye
tú te despidieras/te despidieses You would say goodbye
él/ella se despidiera/se despidiese He would say goodbye
nosotros/nosotras nos despidiéramos/nos despidiésemos we would say goodbye
vosotros/vosotras os despidierais/os despidieseis You all would say goodbye
ellos/ellas se despidieran/se despidiesen They would say goodbye

Example phrases

Si yo me despidiera de ti, sería para siempre. If I were to say goodbye to you, it would be forever.
Tú no esperabas que te despidieras tan pronto. You didn't expect that you would say goodbye so soon.
Ella quería que su abuela se despidiera antes de irse. She wanted her grandmother to say goodbye before leaving.
Si nosotros nos despidiéramos ahora, sería demasiado pronto. If we were to say goodbye now, it would be too soon.
Vosotros pedíais que os despidierais juntos. You all were asking that you say goodbye together.
Ellos temían que se despidieran sin un último adiós. They feared that they would say goodbye without a final farewell.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - despedirse (to say goodbye)

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

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Despedirse (Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Si ...otros ... ... ahora, sería demasiado pronto.

Si nosotros nos despidiéramos ahora, sería demasiado pronto.

(If we were to say goodbye now, it would be too soon.)

2. Ella quería que su abuela ... ... antes de ir....

Ella quería que su abuela se despidiera antes de irse.

(She wanted her grandmother to say goodbye before leaving.)

3. Ellos temían que ... ... sin un último adiós.

Ellos temían que se despidieran sin un último adiós.

(They feared that they would say goodbye without a final farewell.)

4. Si yo ... ... de ti, sería para siempre.

Si yo me despidiera de ti, sería para siempre.

(If I were to say goodbye to you, it would be forever.)

5. V...otr... pedíais que ... ... junt....

Vosotros pedíais que os despidierais juntos.

(You all were asking that you say goodbye together.)

6. Tú no esperabas que ... ... tan pronto.

Tú no esperabas que te despidieras tan pronto.

(You didn't expect that you would say goodbye so soon.)