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Usar (to use) - Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo (Imperfect Subjunctive, subjunctive) - Spanish

 Usar (to use) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Usar - Conjugation of to use 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: Usar (to use) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Servicios cotidianos (Everyday services)

Conjugation of to use in Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto

  • yo usara/usase I would use
  • tú usaras/usases You used
  • él/ella usara/usase he would use
  • nosotros/nosotras usáramos/usásemos we used
  • vosotros/vosotras usarais/usaseis you all would use
  • ellos/ellas usaran/usasen they used

Example phrases

  • Esperaba que yo usara/usase la ventana. I was expecting that I use the window.
  • No quería que tú usaras/usases la aspiradora. I didn't want you to use the vacuum cleaner.
  • Me dijo que él usara/usase el cuchillo. He said that he used the knife.
  • Querían que nosotros usáramos/usásemos la mesa. They wanted us to use the table.
  • Esperaban que vosotros usarais/usaseis la lámpara. They expected that you would use the lamp.
  • Pensé que ellos usaran/usasen el refrigerador. I thought that they used the refrigerator.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - usar (to use)

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

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Usar (Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto, subjuntivo)

1. Me dijo que él ... el cuchillo.

Me dijo que él usara/usase el cuchillo.
(He said that he used the knife.)

2. No quería que tú ... la aspiradora.

No quería que tú usaras/usases la aspiradora.
(I didn't want you to use the vacuum cleaner.)

3. Querían que nosotros ... la mesa.

Querían que nosotros usáramos/usásemos la mesa.
(They wanted us to use the table.)

4. Esperaba que yo ... la ventana.

Esperaba que yo usara/usase la ventana.
(I was expecting that I use the window.)

5. Pensé que ellos ... el refrigerador.

Pensé que ellos usaran/usasen el refrigerador.
(I thought that they used the refrigerator.)

6. Esperaban que vosotros ... la lámpara.

Esperaban que vosotros usarais/usaseis la lámpara.
(They expected that you would use the lamp.)