The past subjunctive — for unreal 'if' clauses, polite requests, and past-tense wishes.

• hablarayo / él / ella (hablar) — imperfect subjunctive; -ar verbs take -ara; yo and él/ella share one form (variant: hablase)(that) I / he / she spoke / would speak
• hablarastú (hablar) — imperfect subjunctive (variant: hablases)(that) you spoke / would speak
• habláramosnosotros (hablar) — imperfect subjunctive; note the accent on the á (variant: hablásemos)(that) we spoke / would speak
• hablaranellos/ellas (hablar) — imperfect subjunctive (variant: hablasen)(that) they spoke / would speak
• comierayo / él / ella (comer) — imperfect subjunctive; -er/-ir verbs take -iera; yo and él/ella share one form (variant: comiese)(that) I / he / she ate / would eat
• comierastú (comer) — imperfect subjunctive (variant: comieses)(that) you ate / would eat
• comiéramos / comierannosotros / ellos (comer) — imperfect subjunctive (variants: comiésemos / comiesen)(that) we / they ate / would eat
• vivierayo / él / ella (vivir) — imperfect subjunctive; same -iera endings as -er verbs; yo and él/ella share one form (variant: viviese)(that) I / he / she lived / would live
• vivierastú (vivir) — imperfect subjunctive (variant: vivieses)(that) you lived / would live
• viviéramos / vivierannosotros / ellos (vivir) — imperfect subjunctive (variants: viviésemos / viviesen)(that) we / they lived / would live
• tuvierayo / él / ella (tener) — irregular stem 'tuvi-' (from the preterite 'tuve') + -era (variant: tuviese)(that) I / he / she had / would have
• tuvieras / tuvierantú / ellos (tener) — irregular stem 'tuvi-'(that) you / they had / would have
• fuerayo / él / ella (ser AND ir) — SAME form for both verbs; context decides which (variant: fuese)(that) I / he / she were (ser) OR went (ir)
• fueras / fuerantú / ellos (ser AND ir) — same form for both verbs; context decides(that) you / they were OR went
• hicierayo / él / ella (hacer) — irregular stem 'hici-' (from the preterite 'hice') + -era (variant: hiciese)(that) I / he / she did / made
• pudierayo / él / ella (poder) — irregular stem 'pudi-' (from the preterite 'pude') + -era (variant: pudiese)(that) I / he / she could / would be able to
• quisierayo / él / ella (querer) — irregular stem 'quisi-' (from the preterite 'quise') + -era; also used alone as a very polite 'I would like'(that) I / he / she wanted / would want; (polite) I would like
• dijerayo / él / ella (decir) — irregular stem 'dij-' (from the preterite 'dije') + -era; note: -era not -iera after the j (variant: dijese)(that) I / he / she said / told
• estuvierayo / él / ella (estar) — irregular stem 'estuvi-' (from the preterite 'estuve') + -era (variant: estuviese)(that) I / he / she was / would be
• El -ase/-iese existeEvery form has a second variant: hablara = hablase, comiera = comiese, fuera = fuese. Same meaning; -ra is more common in speech, -se sounds more formal/literary.The -ase/-iese variant exists
• Si tuviera dinero, viajaríaUSAGE: 'si' + imperfect subjunctive for an unreal/hypothetical condition; the result uses the conditionalIf I had money, I would travel
• Si fuera tú, hablaría con élUSAGE: 'si fuera tú' (ser) = 'if I were you'; classic unreal conditionIf I were you, I'd talk to him
• Quisiera un café, por favorUSAGE: 'quisiera' alone = very polite 'I would like' — softer than 'quiero' or 'querría'I would like a coffee, please
• Quería que vinierasUSAGE: past-tense trigger ('quería' = wanted) forces the imperfect subjunctive in the 'que' clause — sequence of tensesI wanted you to come
• No había nadie que tuviera tiempoUSAGE: past trigger ('no había nadie que') + imperfect subjunctive; mirrors how the present subjunctive follows present triggersThere was no one who had time
• Me dijo que hablara más despacioUSAGE: reported request in the past ('me dijo que') + imperfect subjunctiveHe told me to speak more slowly